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How to pronounce zippy in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking
Derivation zip
Type Words
Synonyms bouncing, bouncy, peppy, spirited

Examples of zippy

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They were zippy against Ireland at times, however they still lacked penetration.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Even little zippy cars are subject to overturn when accelerating at high speeds.
From the ocregister.com
The pork tamale was stuffed with meaty chunks of carnitas and a zippy red sauce.
From the thenewstribune.com
Lacking in a special pass or zippy sprint that can undo well-organised defences.
From the mirrorfootball.co.uk
Similar flavors plus zippy acidity balancing its rather lush, sultry character.
From the ocregister.com
Zippy, who would you rather him commit to, UF who rarely produce good nfl talent.
From the orlandosentinel.com
It was a smooth experience overall, though it not quite as zippy as we had hoped.
From the edition.cnn.com
I can only presume next time this person won't be so zippy and drive a bit slower.
From the ocregister.com
Also available are such options as a zippy 280-h.p. engine and racing stripes.
From the time.com
More examples
  • Alert: quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"
  • Bouncing: marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance"
  • Zippy is the mascot of the University of Akron athletics team. Zippy is a kangaroo, and was chosen by a committee in 1953.
  • Zippy is a fictional character on the children's television programme Rainbow. Zippy is a brownish-orange puppet with a huge rugby ball shaped oval head, big blue eyes and a zip for a mouth. ...
  • The Zippies were founded by Abbie Hoffman in early '72 as a revolutionary street army of Hippie Anarchist for the Miami Anti-Nixon Republican Convention. Abbie stated when asked about the name change from Yippies to Zippies he stated.."We have gone from A to Z !!! ...
  • Used by Winboard/Xboard to allow Winboard Chess engines to run on online Chess Servers.
  • A wine with noticeable acidity that is balanced with enough fruit structure so as to not taste overly acidic.