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title: zing — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «zing» in the school dictionary: Zing is energy, excitement or liveliness. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# zing

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**Who acts:** Zing, squeeze, new paint, arrow, Grandpa, lemonade · **What happens:** be, ring, whistle, fly, add, squeeze · **To what, where:** energy excitement, sharp fresh tangy taste, high ringing sound, zing, lime, classroom

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«zing» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [zing in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/zing.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Zing is energy, excitement or liveliness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:zing:m1:1
# text = Zing is energy, excitement or liveliness.
1	Zing	zing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	excitement	excitement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	liveliness	liveliness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Zing | energy excitement or liveliness |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Zing is a sharp, fresh, tangy taste, as from lemon or ginger.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:zing:m2:1
# text = Zing is a sharp, fresh, tangy taste, as from lemon or ginger.
1	Zing	zing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
4	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	tangy	tangy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	taste	taste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	lemon	lemon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	parataxis	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	ginger	ginger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Zing | a sharp fresh tangy taste |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A zing is a high, ringing or whistling sound, like something flying fast.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:zing:m3:1
# text = A zing is a high, ringing or whistling sound, like something flying fast.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	zing	zing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
5	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	ringing	ring	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	amod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	whistling	whistle	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	conj	_	_
10	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	conj	_	_
14	flying	fly	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	acl	_	_
15	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ring** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **whistle** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | present | a zing | a high ringing sound |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **fly** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To zing is to move very fast with a high sound; (informal, US) to zing someone is to make a cheeky joke at them.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:zing:m4:1
# text = To zing is to move very fast with a high sound; (informal, US) to zing someone is to make a cheeky joke at them.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	zing	zing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	advcl	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	move	move	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	14	punct	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	23	mark	_	_
19	zing	zing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nsubj	_	_
20	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	23	nsubj	_	_
21	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	cop	_	_
22	to	to	PART	TO	_	23	mark	_	_
23	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	cheeky	cheeky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	_
27	at	at	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with a high sound; fast, move *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | zing |  |  |  |  | at them *= they*; make *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A squeeze of lime adds zing to the salsa.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:zing:x1:1
# text = A squeeze of lime adds zing to the salsa.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	squeeze	squeeze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	lime	lime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	adds	add	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	zing	zing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	salsa	salsa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | present | a squeeze of lime | zing |  |  |  | to the salsa | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent zing=Patient to salsa=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **squeeze** |  |  | lime |  |  |  |  | nom squeeze «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new paint gave the classroom some zing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:zing:x2:1
# text = The new paint gave the classroom some zing.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	classroom	classroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	zing	zing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the new paint | the classroom |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent classroom=Recipient zing=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The arrow zinged past the knight's ear.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:zing:x3:1
# text = The arrow zinged past the knight's ear.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	arrow	arrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	zinged	zing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	past	past	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **zing** | past | the arrow |  |  |  |  | past the knight's ear | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandpa is still full of zing at eighty.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:zing:x4:1
# text = Grandpa is still full of zing at eighty.
1	Grandpa	grandpa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	still	still	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	zing	zing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	eighty	eighty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Grandpa |  |  | eighty | still | of zing; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This lemonade has a real zing!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:zing:x5:1
# text = This lemonade has a real zing!
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	lemonade	lemonade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	zing	zing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | this lemonade | a real zing |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent zing=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ball zinged off the bat and over the fence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:zing:x6:1
# text = The ball zinged off the bat and over the fence.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	zinged	zing	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bat	bat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	over	over	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **zing** | participle |  | the ball *not said here* |  |  |  | off the bat and the fence | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Your story needs more zing at the start.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:zing:x7:1
# text = Your story needs more zing at the start.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	zing	zing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	start	start	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | Your story | more zing |  | the start |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot zing=Theme |

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