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Ing vs Zing - What's the difference?

ing | zing |

As a proper noun ing

is shortened from inga, rare by itself but a popular first part of twentieth century hyphenated names like ing-britt and ing-marie.

As a noun zing is

a short high-pitched humming sound, eg that made by a bullet or vibrating string.

As a verb zing is

to move very quickly, especially while making a high-pitched hum.

As an interjection zing is

(onomatopoeia) a high pitched humming sound.

ing

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A water meadow

    • References

    * OED 2nd edition 1989

    Etymology 2

    : From Pitman em'' and ''en , which it is related to phonetically and graphically, and the sound it represents. The change in vowel probably reflects the familiar suffix -ing.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The name of the letter for the ng sound in Pitman shorthand.
    • Related terms
    * eng, the name of the IPA letter for this sound

    Anagrams

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    zing

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A short high-pitched humming sound, eg that made by a bullet or vibrating string.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , date = 1998-03-15 , author = Edward E. Leslie , title = Desperate Journeys, Abandoned Souls , publisher = Mariner Books , isbn = 9780395911501 , ol = 7468582M , page = 387 , pageurl = http://books.google.com/books?id=X0_S5AtHuY0C&pg=PA387&dq=zing , passage = I heard a zing close to my head and looked up again. Five or six men were lined up on the deck above me with rifles shooting at the shark. }}
  • Zest or vitality.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , date = 2006-05-25 , author = Melinda Houston , newspaper = , title = European Bier Cafe - Bar Reviews , url = http://www.theage.com.au/news/bar-reviews/european-bier-cafe/2006/05/25/1148519757307.html , passage = To accompany a meal, the fresh Italian lager Poretti is perfect; Erdinger Weisbier, a wheat beer from Germany, is full of zing ; }}

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To move very quickly, especially while making a high-pitched hum.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year = 2000 , author = Nick Nelson , title = The Golden Vortex , publisher = Conscious Publishing , isbn = 9781929096015 , ol = 8949607W , page = 89 , pageurl = http://books.google.com/books?id=xAOfLVoyCLIC&pg=PA89&dq=zinging , passage = We are all a second or two older than an astronaut who has been zinging around the Earth at 18000 miles per hour, because of his or her greater speed and the lack of gravity. }}

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (onomatopoeia) A high pitched humming sound.
  • * {{quote-song
    • , year = 1934 , composer = , title = , passage = Something inside of me started a symphony / Zing ! Went the strings of my heart }}
  • (US, slang) Used to acknowledge a witty comeback, a zinger .
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year = 2002 , author = Chellie Campbell , title = The Wealthy Spirit , publisher = Sourcebooks , isbn = 9781570717772 , ol = 8698152M , page = 162 , pageurl = http://google.com/books?id=mU-DgUcd-5AC&pg=PA162&dq=zing , passage = 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. }} ----