zing

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Tasteszingzing1 /zɪŋ/ noun [uncountable] informal CTENERGETICthe quality of being full of energy or taste Lemon juice adds zing to drinks. —zingy adjectiveExamples from the Corpuszing• 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 Corpuszing• 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

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zing

Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they	zing
he, she, it	zings
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	zinged
Present perfect
I, you, we, they	have zinged
he, she, it	has zinged
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had zinged
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will zing
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have zinged
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Continuous Form
Present
I	am zinging
he, she, it	is zinging
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you, we, they	are zinging
Past
I, he, she, it	was zinging
you, we, they	were zinging
Present perfect
I, you, we, they	have been zinging
he, she, it	has been zinging
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been zinging
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be zinging
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been zinging
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