Get to know Zinger better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like remark or comment.
Zinger meaning
- A very rapidly moving object, especially one that is thrown.
- A surprising or unusually pointed, humorous and impressive insult or insulting quip.
- An event that when experienced leaves the witness dazed, either physically or metaphorically.
Using Zinger
- The main meaning on this page is: A very rapidly moving object, especially one that is thrown. | A surprising or unusually pointed, humorous and impressive insult or insulting quip. | An event that when experienced leaves the witness dazed, either physically or metaphorically.
- Useful related words include: remark, comment.
- In the example corpus, zinger often appears in combinations such as: the zinger, zinger said, zinger and.
Context around Zinger
- Average sentence length in these examples: 17.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 8 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Zinger
- In this selection, "zinger" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 17.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, passable, ivan, ferocious, across, told and unrehearsed stand out and add context to how "zinger" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a ferocious zinger unrehearsed and and a passable zinger into gold. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "zinger" sits close to words such as abattoirs, abike and ablative, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with zinger
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Best zinger at the opponent. (5 words)
That spurs-doctor-letter zinger was great. (7 words)
But that became a zinger, a one-liner. (8 words)
Rosh Pina and Kibbutz Magal, Israel (CNN) — With one year left until graduation, 17-year-old Ziv Zinger hopes to begin the academic year on September 1 like other students across Israel. (32 words)
While rocking a furry Viking beanie hat and a black long-sleeved T-shirt, delivered some hardcore bars, several punchlines and a zinger that appears to be aimed at Harlow. (30 words)
Only a motel killing spree — Hoult and Awkwafina vs. underworld goons — comes with a payoff, and only because Awkwafina is a stealth wizard, turning a passable zinger into gold. (29 words)
That zinger I mentioned earlier—her opening gambit to Brolin? (10 words)
Example sentences (20)
Northeastern was undeterred and sent a zinger across the middle.
Only a motel killing spree — Hoult and Awkwafina vs. underworld goons — comes with a payoff, and only because Awkwafina is a stealth wizard, turning a passable zinger into gold.
That’s what correctional investigator Ivan Zinger said on Thursday as he released a progress report that marked 10 years since he first flagged glaring issues in the system.
That zinger I mentioned earlier—her opening gambit to Brolin?
While rocking a furry Viking beanie hat and a black long-sleeved T-shirt, delivered some hardcore bars, several punchlines and a zinger that appears to be aimed at Harlow.
Zinger told the officer that she had a half-sister with the same name, according to the warrant.
A different candidate — Bill Clinton, Mr. Trump — might have let fly a ferocious zinger, unrehearsed and unmerciful.
Among the crowd for the annual meeting were Juliana Zinger and Marina Tikhonskaya.
Best zinger at the opponent.
But that became a zinger, a one-liner.
He had a really good zinger answering concerns about his age.
In federal prisons, Indigenous offenders “do excessively poorly,” Zinger said.
Like we did with Social Zinger, we bought 250 subscribers and it was delivered within 3 days bit by bit, no password required.
Rosh Pina and Kibbutz Magal, Israel (CNN) — With one year left until graduation, 17-year-old Ziv Zinger hopes to begin the academic year on September 1 like other students across Israel.
For every barb and chant they throw at him, Trump always seems to have a zinger up his sleeve to throw back at them.
In fact, he may have been setting Warren up, and Warren’s zinger may have been pre-written.
That spurs-doctor-letter zinger was great.
Bayer took advantage of the captive audience to show an episode of her comedy web series, Sound Advice, and closed off the show with a zinger.
Despite being an advocate for prisoners, Zinger hastens to point out he’s also a “big promoter” of victims’ rights.
However, the zinger is doesn’t include male actors.
Common combinations with zinger
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: