Zing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a brief high-pitched buzzing or humming sound

the activeness of an energetic personality

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/zˈɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/zˈɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/zˈɪŋ/

1 syllable Say it as /zˈɪŋ/.

Examples

the zing of the passing bullet

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pizzazz oomph pizzaz dynamism

Parts of Speech

noun	a brief high-pitched buzzing or humming sound “the zing of the passing bullet”
noun	the activeness of an energetic personality

Word Forms

dynamical

adjective

characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

gusto

un breve zumbido o zumbido agudo

🇵🇹Portuguese

zangando

um breve zumbido agudo ou zumbido

🇷🇺Russian

звонкий

короткое пронзительное жужжание или гудение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जिंग

एक संक्षिप्त ऊँची-ऊँची भिनभिनाहट या गुनगुनाहट की ध्वनि

🇮🇳Tamil

ஜிங்

ஒரு சுருக்கமான உயரமான சலசலப்பு அல்லது முணுமுணுப்பு ஒலி

🇮🇳Telugu

జింగ్

క్లుప్తమైన ఎత్తైన సందడి లేదా హమ్మింగ్ ధ్వని

🇮🇳Marathi

झिंग

एक संक्षिप्त उच्च-पिच गुंजन किंवा गुणगुणणारा आवाज

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝિંગ

સંક્ષિપ્ત ઉચ્ચ-પિચ બઝિંગ અથવા ગુંજારવાનો અવાજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಝಿಂಗ್

ಸಂಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತ ಎತ್ತರದ ಝೇಂಕರಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಗುನುಗುವ ಧ್ವನಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സിങ്ങ്

ഹ്രസ്വമായ ഉയർന്ന ശബ്ദത്തിലുള്ള മുഴങ്ങുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മുഴങ്ങുന്ന ശബ്ദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜ਼ਿੰਗ

ਇੱਕ ਸੰਖੇਪ ਉੱਚੀ-ਉੱਚੀ ਗੂੰਜ ਜਾਂ ਗੂੰਜਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

زنگ

ایک مختصر اونچی آواز والی گونجتی یا گنگناتی آواز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

津

短暂的高音嗡嗡声或嗡嗡声

🇯🇵Japanese

ジンジン

短い甲高いブーンという音またはハム音

🇰🇷Korean

활기

짧은 고음의 윙윙거리는 소리 또는 윙윙거리는 소리

🇹🇭Thai

ซิง

เสียงหึ่งๆ หรือเสียงหึ่งๆ สั้นๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

semangat

suara mendengung atau senandung bernada tinggi yang singkat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زينغ

صوت أزيز أو طنين قصير عالي النبرة

🇮🇷Persian

زینگ

صدای وزوز یا زمزمه کوتاه با صدای بلند

🇮🇱Hebrew

זינג

צליל זמזום קצר או זמזום גבוה

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