zinged

past tense of zing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for zinged
Verb
  • Prosecutors sped through four additional witnesses this afternoon.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • From stopwatches to wearables, tech has elevated individuals' experiences through a plethora of on-demand metrics that provide a more holistic view of progress, and the Covid-19 pandemic sped this growth considerably.
    Hamid Farooqui, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The crowd crouched – then sprinted away from the canopy.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Friedl dove and had the ball bounce off his glove just in front of the warning track, as Merrill sprinted to third base with his team-leading fifth triple of the season.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Silvetti was shown his first MLS yellow card two minutes later and shortly thereafter launched his first shot, a powerful right-footer from outside the box that sailed wide right.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Instead, the former Jacksonville tight end has sailed closer to Jared Leto — a performance that’s hard to watch.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Without appearing to look, Rogers flicked the ball round the corner, straight into the path of Madueke running in behind, cutting inwards from the right.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Aniston’s new haircut incorporates more length and less volume, features a sleek root base, and focuses on the feathery, flicked ends of the original cut.
    Grace McCarty, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • His eyes darted around, finding nowhere to rest.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Some attendees darted to a nearby building and ran through a water fountain to escape.
    Rachel Wolf , Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Even Seldon flickered between digital and physical selves, his split consciousness pushing conflicting agendas that unsettled the followers who depended on him.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The British supermodel brought her A-game to the fall campaign shoot, throwing her hands up in the air and letting her hair fly as the club lights pulsed and strobes flickered around her.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There was a whole movie where a dead man danced for 90 minutes.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
  • It's being reported that this demon who danced on Charlie Kirk's grave has been expelled from Texas Tech.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the Lower West Side of Chicago, music blared and green, white and red flags fluttered down the streets of the predominantly Latino Pilsen neighborhood on Saturday as crowds gathered for the start of Mexican Independence Day celebrations.
    Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Their tops and Tate’s hair fluttered in the breeze of a wind machine absurdly cranked up to Stage 4 hurricane levels.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Zinged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zinged. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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