zings

verb

present tense third-person singular of zing
as in speeds

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zings
  1. speeds
  2. sprints
  3. zooms
  4. sails
  5. flits
  6. flies
  7. flutters
  8. flirts
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  • Also, take care to keep potatoes away from onions, as onions release ethylene gas, which speeds up the sprouting process.
    — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 19 July 2026
  • Beyond producing highly uniform nanowires, the technique speeds up materials research.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
Definition of speeds
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  • The one who sets the bone-crushing screen that springs the star, then immediately sprints to the rim for the lob, then turns around and blows up the other team’s pick-and-roll on the other end all in one sequence?
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026
  • As the world sprints toward a greener grid, the demand for stationary storage is skyrocketing.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
Definition of sprints
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  • When converting a photo into a wallpaper, Apple automatically adjusts and zooms the image for an optimal view.
    — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026
  • Gone are the Labrinth needle-drops and kinetic camerawork — whip-pans and dolly zooms have given way to wide shots on 65mm, as its cast of hot young actors delve deeper into a vast wasteland where hope does not spring eternal.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 11 May 2026
Definition of zooms
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  • The Jules Verne Trophy is awarded to the boat that sails non-stop fastest around the world.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Adventure Canada Adventure Canada sails to remote parts of the Arctic, including Canada and Greenland, and the company’s trips feature endless fodder for photo enthusiasts.
    — Kristen E. Pope, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026
Definition of sails
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  • As Photay, Shornstein—a master synthesist and producer—flits between atmospheric house, dubby breakbeat workouts, and chirping electro funk, building his songs’ arrangements into strange, angular shapes.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026
  • Upstairs, a disco deep cut plays while Byrd flits about greeting everyone.
    — Mike Albo, Vulture, 2 June 2026
Definition of flits
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  • SpaceX is also eyeing an equatorial orbit when Starship flies on the Artemis IV mission, and NASA may already be quietly shifting the mission's landing site to a higher latitude.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 23 July 2026
  • The servicer will have an onboard control system, which flies the spacecraft and keeps its body back at a safe distance while the arm reaches in.
    — Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
Definition of flies
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  • Iran’s flag before the 1979 revolution — green, white and red with a lion and a rising sun — flutters from many overhangs.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
  • Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel (center) flutters a Venezuelan and Cuban national flags in support of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in Havana.
    — Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
Definition of flutters
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  • Rachel dates a shoe store operator named Lou (Bob Hoskins), while Charlotte nurses a crush on her handsome young school bus driver and flirts with Catholicism to the chagrin of her Jewish mother.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 17 July 2026
  • Dishes are custom made in Italy and flown over, wine flirts between old world Italian wonders and bottles from local makers.
    — Kate Dingwall, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of flirts
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