zings

Definition of zingsnext
present tense third-person singular of zing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for zings
Verb
  • This heat then speeds up the reactions, creating even more heat in a vicious cycle.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Apr. 2026
  • In Michigan City along the lakefront, a new second track speeds up travel time to Chicago, and plans call for a $300 million luxury hotel and townhouse development to transform the city into a commuter and tourist destination.
    Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The suspect then sprints through the door and lunges at a security camera in the business's lobby in what looked to be an attempt to tear it down.
    Zach Boetto, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • As the mission sprints its final lap before launch day, their fastidious preparation stands out as an achievement in its own right.
    Matt Alderton, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With his multi-instrumentalist bandmates, PJ Moore and co-songwriter Robert Bell, Buchanan zooms into these exchanges to prolong them or dissembles them into jagged pieces that leave the bigger picture to us.
    Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 1 Feb. 2026
  • The world-famous squirrel that zooms around a pool on water skis while wearing a tiny life vest will be in the Queen City.
    Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The boat sails from Genoa in complete darkness, a precaution against air raids.
    Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The line sails year-round from Southern ports including Port Canaveral, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, Galveston, and New Orleans.
    Linnea Bailey, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Which brings us to Big Mama, a seven-track Brainfeeder EP that flits by in under 14 minutes.
    Dave Segal, SPIN, 13 Mar. 2026
  • As the movie flits between these different storylines, time is reframed less as something to resist (or defy) than as something to embrace.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The bee that flies alone gets swatted, or at least turned into a necklace at some rich lady’s garden party.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
  • But, Wiseman stressed, the blame doesn't lie with the toilet itself, which is a more compact version of the loo that flies on the International Space Station.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • There is a genre-bending western; two stories blend speculative details with realism to portray women planning their escapes; three stories spec-ify the only-daughter experience; and one story flirts with where to begin.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Throughout the episode, Rue also flirts with leaning full-on into religion.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Zings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zings. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.

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