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zing
verb- (of a bullet) to ricochet US
- Pow. Pow. Pow. Two hit the pavement beside my car and one zinged off my front bumper. — Janet Evanovich, Seven Up, p. 30, 2001
- to travel quickly US, 1920
- Well, from the way I zinged through Laramie you would think I didn’t like it, either. — Clancy Sigal, Going Away, p. 166, 1961
- to affect someone suddenly and forcefully US, 1975
- The plan was to zing the pastor at a special meeting in mid-week to be arranged by Reverend Owens[.] — Iceberg Slim (Robert Beck), Mama Black Widow, p. 196, 1969
- “He’s a cop. Right?” It zinged her, caught her by surprise and she raised her eyebrows, stared at him. — Elmore Leonard, Glitz, p. 157, 1985
- It was best to let that one zing past. — Joseph Wambaugh, Fugitive Nights, p. 6, 1992
- to feel pleasurable sensations resulting from drug use UK
- Mostly their minds zing with the alert restlessness and near tremor of methedrine or several yellowbellies. — A. Stuart, The Bikers, 1971
▶ zing it in
to bet heavily US- — John Scarne, Scarne’s Guide to Modern Poker, p. 293, 1979
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