zing
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‘There is nothing fresh or original here, no wit or zing, no pressure on language or form or voice or thought.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
The finished dumpling — which can be enjoyed as a quick snack or meal — is deliciously pillowy and spicy with a hint of zing.
From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2026
After recovering from a serious hip injury, Breach has rediscovered her pinball zing.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2025
But it’s the gleam in his eyes, the gusto in his delivery, that makes every line zing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2025
I crafted my first tweet in the fall of 2011 to promote Joining Forces and then watched it zing through the strange, boundless ether where people increasingly spent their time.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
It’s a salad that can sit in the fridge for days without losing its snap, yet it’s never inert: a forkful zings, a little sweet, a little tart, a little green, a little peppery.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025
Yet as he lay horizontally watching the show in his red bunk bed, those same yips and mews and zings never got old.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2021
Some chopped tomatoes and cucumbers offer texture and a change of pace; lemon juice zings through it all.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2021
Green Goddess dip zings with herbs, and guacamole is always a solid choice.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2020
Momly threw one of her zings that sound too sweet to be a zing, which makes it zingier.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
As Stinson’s anxiety appeared to be spiraling, Trevino — looking at his cap — zinged him: “Dodgers, are you kidding me?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2023
John Updike zinged him on several occasions and gave an unpleasant lawyer the name Gilman in his novel “S.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2023
In 2019, Lukas zinged trainer Mark Casse by saying they combined with Bob Baffert for 29 Triple Crown victories: 14 for Lukas and 15 for Baffert.
From Seattle Times ● May 19, 2022
In a scrimmage at the stadium, Lawrence rolled out to his right, stood up statue-straight and zinged a laser to the fingertips of a receiver 40 yards upfield.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2021
The hornets zinged about waiting for snouts to break the surface.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
This zinging back-and-forth is also in evidence in the film, in which these sisters metaphorically tear each other apart and then try to heal the wounds that have festered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2024
From the control room next door, the animals show up as dots on the computer monitors, looking like remote-control Ping-Pong balls zinging around the room and occasionally coming to rest in odd corners.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 16, 2023
Slingsby couldn’t resist zinging Spithill, who has tried to play up his role as underdog to Australia and Japan.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2022
Even as they looked back on their years of friendship and collaboration in a video interview earlier this summer, they couldn’t help falling into a familiar rhythm of affectionately zinging and zetzing each other.
From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2021
There was a funny feeling that traveled down Bridge’s legs sometimes—a zinging rush to her feet.
From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead
