zinguer

Senses

1. 1.

   to coat with zinc; to galvanize

   to apply a protective zinc coating to metal

2. 2.

   to sing in a shrill voice; to chirp

   to produce sharp, high-pitched vocalizations (informal/dialectal)

Examples

• "Il faut zinguer cette tôle pour la protéger de la rouille."

  We need to galvanize this sheet metal to protect it from rust.

• "Les oiseaux zinguent au lever du soleil."

  The birds chirp at sunrise.

Usage

Zinguer is a technical/industrial term most commonly used in the sense of galvanizing or zinc-coating. The secondary sense (chirping/singing shrilly) is regional or dated. Regular -er verb conjugation.