zingier; zingiest
1
: enjoyably exciting
a zingy musical
2
: strikingly attractive or appealing
wore a zingy new outfit
3
: sharply piquant
a zingy salad

Examples of zingy in a Sentence

recipes for a zingy meal that is sure to wow your guests
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Her spring collection offered flowing plissé strapless or cape-like frocks in a variety of zingy colors, from lime green and lilac to fiery red and bubblegum pink. Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025 Jelly-like cubes of veal head are fried and served with a zingy ravigote sauce. The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025 Smoothing round poppy seeds and sea salt—which do the gentle buffing—come suspended in a hunk of detoxifying French blue clay, nourishing olive fruit oil, and zingy peppermint essential oil, the latter of which wakes you up better than any iPhone alarm. Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025 Another salad of chewy-crisp pork jowl and sliced melon is zingy with garlic and pickle-tart. Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for zingy

Word History

Etymology

zing entry 1

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of zingy was in 1939

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“Zingy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zingy. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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