See zing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "intj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English onomatopoeias",
"English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1934, “Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart”, James F. Hanley (music):",
"text": "Something inside of me started a symphony / Zing! Went the strings of my heart",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A high pitched humming sound."
],
"links": [
[
"onomatopoeia",
"onomatopoeia"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(onomatopoeia) A high pitched humming sound."
],
"tags": [
"onomatopoeic"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"American English",
"English slang",
"English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2002, Chellie Campbell, The Wealthy Spirit, Sourcebooks, →ISBN, →OL, page 162:",
"text": "Zing! The joke had rebounded back on the one who started it. \"Ouch!\" Mama Jane winced ruefully. We all dissolved in laughter at the good-natured repartee.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Used to acknowledge a witty comeback, a zinger."
],
"links": [
[
"witty",
"witty"
],
[
"comeback",
"comeback"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(US, slang) Used to acknowledge a witty comeback, a zinger."
],
"tags": [
"US",
"slang"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"enpr": "zĭng",
"tags": [
"General-American",
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/zɪŋ/",
"tags": [
"General-American",
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"audio": "en-us-zing.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f8/En-us-zing.ogg/En-us-zing.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/En-us-zing.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɪŋ"
}
],
"word": "zing"
}
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