zing

zing
1. n. energy; dynamism.
Put some zing into this dance number. You wanna put the audience to sleep?
This whole business needs more zing.
2. tv. to make something penetrate; to shoot or fire something.
The crook zinged a couple of slugs into the floor and scared everyone to death.
The kid zinged a paper clip into the wall.
3. tv. to assault someone verbally.
She zinged him with another clever remark.
He zinged her back till he decided they were even.

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