noun
- sharp, high-pitched sounds
- sharp, witty remarks or criticisms
Usage: informal
verb
- moves very quickly with a high-pitched sound
- criticizes sharply or wittily
Usage: informal
Examples
- The bullet zings past his ear.
- She zings her opponent with a clever comeback.
- The arrow zings through the air toward the target.
- He zings the politician’s latest policy proposal.
- We heard the zings of bullets overhead.
- Her speech was full of zings at her rival.
- The baseball zings off the bat into the outfield.