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zings

zings is the plural of zing.

zings is the third-person singular simple present indicative of zing.

Meaning of zing

Noun

zing (countable and uncountable, plural zings)

  1. A short high-pitched humming sound, such as that made by a bullet or vibrating string.
    • He listened to the zing and echo on the line, the chatter of distant operators, the patches of Morse from aircraft and ships at sea, quickly suppressed.1954, Ian Fleming, “True or False?”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 87
  2. (slang) A witty insult or derogatory remark.
  3. (uncountable) Zest or vitality.
    • To accompany a meal, the fresh Italian lager Poretti is perfect; Erdinger Weisbier, a wheat beer from Germany, is full of zing;2006 May 25, Melinda Houston, “European Bier Cafe - Bar Reviews”, in The Age
  4. (slang, uncountable) Pleasant or exciting flavour of food.

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Questions about zings

What is zings the plural of?
Zings is the plural of zing.

Words near zings in the dictionary

  1. zinging
  2. zingingly
  3. Zingis
  4. Zingis Khan
  5. zingless
  6. zings
  7. zingy
  8. Zinj
  9. zink
  10. zinke
  11. zinked

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