- 1[intransitive, transitive] zing (something) + adv./prep. to move or to make something move very quickly, often with a high whistling sound electrical pulses zinging down a wire
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- 2[transitive] zing somebody/something (for/on something) to criticize someone strongly
zing
verbNAmE//zɪŋ//
(informal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they zing he / she / it zings
past simple zinged
-ing form zinging
NAmE//ˈzɪŋi//
adjectiveSee zing in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: zing