zinging

verb

Definition of zingingnext
present participle of zing
as in speeding

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  1. sprinting
  2. zipping
  3. flirting
Verb
  • That's when two other reporters come sprinting up to the phone booth.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The last two years have seen the Australian, who turns 17 in late December, draw comparisons to sprinting great Usain Bolt.
    Matias Grez, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of sprinting
Verb
  • Uber driver Derek Gooderham was zipping along on Interstate 83 when a wave of wood planks tumbled from the lumber truck, sliding down a hill and sweeping his car off the road.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Get a preview in the video below, starring Tony Hawk and other skateboarders zipping around a half-pipe soundtracked by Kraftwerk music.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of zipping
Verb
  • Looking beyond those guideposts meant flirting with danger — at risk of becoming untethered and lost.
    Rebekah Pahl, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Posen went to Los Angeles, flirting with the idea of working in Hollywood.
    Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of flirting
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“Zinging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zinging. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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