1. A brief high-pitched buzzing or humming sound
   "the zing of the passing bullet"
    
2. The activeness of an energetic personality
   "Her performance had real zing";
   - dynamism, pizzazz [informal], oomph [informal], pzazz [informal], pizazz [informal], umph [informal]

1. Move very quickly, esp. while making a high-pitched noise
   "The bullet zinged past his ear, narrowly missing him"
    
2. [N. Amer, informal] Attack with a witty insult or sharp criticism
   "The comedian zinged the heckler with a clever comeback"

Derived forms: zinging, zinged, zings

Type of: activeness, activity, sound

Encyclopedia: Zing, Steve