ZINGING Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

zinging

verb

present participle of zing

as in speeding

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On May 25, that same man drove his speeding car through two red lights, hitting a car that hit my parents, injuring my mother fatally.

— Rachel Sales, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
The evidence showed that Kaur hadn’t been drinking and wasn’t speeding.

— Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of speeding

Verb

Esparza plays the unhinged tyrant with a quickness, his bright eyes darting and weaving with each newfangled notion.

— Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
The Barcelona forward is a different option to Solanke with his ability in tight spaces and desire to stretch the defensive line with darting runs in-behind.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of darting

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Thompson has proven that so far in Chargers training camp, sprinting around defenders and maximizing his 5-foot-9, 170-pound frame in passing drills.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
The response was immediate, with Anderson sprinting from his offensive line position to get into it with Elarms-Orr.

— Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of sprinting

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was on the other plane flying with the president, sources said.

— Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Patrick Gotwalt was a passenger on the flight and recorded a video showing flames coming from the engine as the flight appears to be flying over water.

— Amanda Jackson, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of flying

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Would Alejandro González Iñárritu’s breathlessly awaited, Tom Cruise vehicle Digger be sailing to the Lido?

— Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2026
While Homer followed warriors sailing home from Troy, the playwright Euripides — writing some three centuries later — turned to the city’s ruins and its women, forced into exile and enslavement.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of sailing

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Within a few minutes, Hutchinson has his mobile out, happily flicking through the screensavers.

— Paul Taylor, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
His violent men — Scott’s sinister dad and Melton’s sad one — light cigarettes by flicking matches on their ears and teeth.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of flicking

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An airy, not-too-sweet vanilla like Taunt is the perfect encapsulation of a Gemini who’s always flitting from one topic of interest to the next.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 14 July 2026
Within moments, someone pointed out a starling flitting across the hazy sky.

— Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026

Definition of flitting

Verb

Married couple Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Justin Mikita are dancing into the microseries space.

— Peter White, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026
Among their favorite memories was dancing during a free performance on Lincoln Road, where passersby stopped to watch and later attended one of the festival’s theater performances.

— Orlando Taquechel, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of dancing

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