zing

• POS: Noun, Verb (intransitive)

OXFORD DICTIONARY

zing, n. & v. colloq.
--n. vigour, energy.
--v.intr. move swiftly or with a shrill sound.

Derivative

zingy adj. (zingier, zingiest).

Etymology

imit.

THESAURUS

zing

aggressiveness, animation, ardor, ball the jack, bang, barrel, boom, bowl along, breeze, breeze along, brio, brush, clip, cut along, dash, drive, elan, enterprise, enthusiasm, esprit, fire, fleet, flit, fly, fly low, foot, get-up-and-go, ginger, go fast, highball, initiative, kick, life, make knots, nip, oomph, outstrip the wind, pep, pepper, piss and vinegar, pizzazz, poop, pour it on, punch, push, rip, scorch, sizzle, skim, snap, speed, spunk, starch, storm along, sweep, tear, tear along, thrust, thunder along, verve, vim, whisk, whiz, zip, zoom