Zinging

vitality, animation, or zest.
a quality or characteristic that excites the interest, enthusiasm, etc.:
a tourist town with lots of zing.
a sharp singing or whining noise, as of a bullet p-ssing through the air.
to move or proceed with a sharp singing or whining noise:
the cars zinged down the highway.
to move or proceed with speed or vitality; zip.
to cause to move with or as with a sharp, singing or whining noise:
the pitcher zinged a slider right over the plate.
slang. to blame or criticize severely:
city hall always gets zinged when crime increases.
full of zing; lively; zesty; exciting:
a zingy new musical comedy.
contemporary examples

wes clark on washington general wesley k. clark october 13, 2010
the stacks: harold conrad was many things, but he was never, ever dull mark jacobson march 7, 2014
the story of the american journalists who landed on d-day timothy m. gay june 5, 2012

historical examples

astounding stories, february, 1931 various
hoiman and the solar circuit gordon dewey
at suvla bay john hargrave

noun (informal)
a short high-pitched buzzing sound, as of a bullet or vibrating string
vitality; zest
verb
(intransitive) to make or move with or as if with a high-pitched buzzing sound
adjective -gier, -giest
(informal) vibrant; energetic; lively
n.

(also zing along) to move rapidly and strongly; zip: the movie zings right along (1961+)
to throw; inject, esp rapidly and strongly: like the beatles every once in a while can zing it in there (1960s+)
to insult; -ssault verbally, esp with bitter humor: king caen, who zings everyone, gets a taste of his own medicine/ a woman on the editorial board merrily zinged the winking minister (1974+)