From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishzingzing1 /zɪŋ/ noun [uncountable] informal CTENERGETICthe quality of being full of energy or taste Lemon juice adds zing to drinks. —zingy adjective
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zing• His fewer statements lack that old zing.• A second zing sailed out into the water.• A little chili pepper will add some zing to the sauce.• The tennis racquet bounced off her tender bum with all the zing of a good forehand drive.• That drive for commonality took the zing out of the creative process and seriously dampened the competition of ideas.zingzing2 verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] informalFAST/QUICK to move quickly, making a whistling noise SYN whistlezing past/off He could hear the bullets zinging past his head.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
zing• We watch the insects in the headlights zinging back and forth without apparent logic.Origin zing1 (1900-2000) From the sound of something moving very quickly 