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Synonyms for zinging
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : zing |
Phonetic Transcription : zɪŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for zinging Other synonyms for the word zinging
- abjure
- afflict
- affront
- aggravate
- attack
- backbite
- bad-mouth
- bash
- be disagreeable
- beat
- belittle
- berate
- black
- blacken
- blame
- blast
- blemish
- blister
- blot
- blow off
- bother
- bottle up
- box in
- brand
- break
- bring to screeching halt
- bruise
- bung up
- burn
- call into question
- calumniate
- cancel
- cap
- cast aspersions upon
- cast doubt upon
- castigate
- censor
- censure
- chafe
- chagrin
- chastise
- chop
- come down on
- constrain
- contradict
- contravene
- contuse
- cool
- cork
- cripple
- criticize
- cross
- crush
- curdle
- cuss out
- cut down
- cut to shreds
- cut to the quick
- cut up
- damage
- damn
- debar
- decry
- deface
- defame
- denigrate
- denounce
- deny
- deplore
- deprecate
- derogate
- detract
- dilapidate
- disacknowledge
- disaffirm
- disallow
- disappoint
- disavow
- disclaim
- discomfit
- discommend
- discommode
- discontent
- discount
- discountenance
- discredit
- disesteem
- disfavor
- disgrace
- disgruntle
- disgust
- dislike
- dismiss
- disoblige
- disown
- displease
- dispraise
- dispute
- dissatisfy
- disserve
- distress
- disturb
- do a number on
- do violence to
- dump on
- embargo
- enjoin
- enrage
- exasperate
- exclude
- excruciate
- expostulate
- faze
- find fault with
- find unacceptable
- forbid
- forfend
- freeze
- fret
- frown on
- frustrate
- gainsay
- gall
- get
- give a black eye
- give no quarter
- go for jugular
- gridlock
- grieve
- halt
- hamper
- hang up
- hinder
- hit where one lives
- hold up
- horrify
- hurl brickbat
- hurt
- ill-treat
- impair
- impede
- incense
- incommode
- inconvenience
- inhibit
- injure
- insinuate
- insult
- interdict
- irk
- irritate
- jam up
- jar
- keep back
- keep lid on
- kick in the teeth
- kill
- knock
- lambaste
- lay a bad trip on
- lean on
- libel
- lock up
- look askance at
- look down on
- louse up
- maim
- malign
- maltreat
- mangle
- mar
- mark
- martyr
- martyrize
- mess up
- miff
- minimize
- misuse
- molest
- muck up
- mutilate
- nag
- nauseate
- negate
- negative
- nettle
- nick
- nix
- object to
- obstruct
- offend
- oppose
- oppress
- outlaw
- outrage
- pain
- pan
- pass on
- perplex
- persecute
- pick on
- pin something on
- pique
- play dirty
- pound
- preclude
- prejudice
- prevent
- proscribe
- provoke
- pulverize
- punish
- push
- put a lock on
- put a stopper in
- put chill on
- put down
- put half nelson on
- put out
- question
- rag on
- rebuff
- refuse
- reject
- remonstrate
- repel
- reprehend
- reproach
- reprobate
- reprove
- repudiate
- repulse
- resist
- restrain
- restrict
- revile
- revolt
- ride
- rile
- rip up
- roast
- roil
- ruin
- rule out
- run down
- sabotage
- sadden
- sap
- scathe
- scold
- scorch
- set aside
- shatter
- shock
- shut out
- sicken
- signify
- sin
- skin alive
- slam
- slander
- slap
- slap in the face
- slight
- sling mud
- slur
- smear
- snub
- sound
- spatter
- spike
- spoil
- spurn
- stab
- stain
- stick it to
- sting
- stymie
- swear at
- swipe at
- taboo
- take dim view of
- take exception to
- tar
- tarnish
- tear apart
- tear down
- throw cold water on
- throw doubt on
- throw the book at
- thumb nose at
- tie up
- torment
- torture
- total
- traduce
- trample
- transgress
- trash
- traumatize
- traverse
- trespass
- try
- turn down
- turn off
- turn one off
- tweak
- undermine
- upbraid
- upset
- vandalize
- veto
- vex
- vilify
- vitiate
- vituperate
- wing
- withhold
- work over
- worry
- wound
- wreck
- wrench
- wrong
- zap
- zing
Définition of zinging
Origin :- 1911, "high pitched sound," 1918, of echoic origin. Slang meaning "energy, zest" is attested from 1918.
- As in impugn : verb criticize, challenge
- As in offend : verb displease, insult
- As in prohibit : verb make impossible; stop
- As in abuse : verb attack with words
- As in slur : verb insult
- As in bruise : verb break blood vessel; discolor
- As in disallow : verb reject, prohibit
- As in disapprove : verb condemn
- As in displease : verb make unhappy
- As in harm : verb injure; cause evil
- As in hurt : verb cause mental pain
- A dozen times he sensed the zinging wrath of storms of bullets, a dozen times he escaped death by the breadth of a hair.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories, February, 1931 » by Various
- They was enough of them zinging around over the ring to make it look like it was floodlighted.
- Extract from : « Hoiman and the Solar Circuit » by Gordon Dewey
- I have slept in the sand by the blue Mediterranean Sea, with the crickets and grasshoppers "zipping" and "zinging" all night long.
- Extract from : « At Suvla Bay » by John Hargrave
Antonyms for zinging
- accept
- acclaim
- acknowledge
- admit
- adorn
- adulate
- advance
- agree
- aid
- allow
- appease
- approve
- assist
- assuage
- attract
- beautify
- behave
- benefit
- build
- calm
- care
- care for
- cherish
- claim
- comfort
- commend
- compliment
- compose
- conceal
- concede
- confirm
- continue
- corroborate
- create
- cure
- decorate
- defend
- delight
- embellish
- encourage
- endorse
- enunciate
- esteem
- exalt
- facilitate
- favor
- fix
- flatter
- forward
- free
- go along
- grant
- heal
- help
- hide
- honor
- humor
- improve
- include
- join
- laud
- let go
- like
- lose
- love
- make happy
- mend
- mollify
- obey
- OK
- order
- ornament
- permit
- placate
- please
- praise
- preserve
- prize
- promote
- pronounce
- protect
- push
- quiet
- ratify
- release
- relieve
- remedy
- repair
- respect
- revere
- sanction
- satisfy
- soothe
- stay
- strengthen
- support
- surrender
- treasure
- welcome
- yield
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