how to pronounce zing

/ˈzɪŋ/

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the above transcription of zing is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

zing is pronounced in one syllable

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video examples of zing pronunciation

An example use of zing in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… for a bit of acidic zing overall the …”

meaning of zing

Zing means to make a sharp, sudden sound.

zing frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word zing occurs in english on average 1.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics zing can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that zing can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;