Answer: ZING
ZING is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 50 times.
Referring Clues:
- Lambaste, slangily
 - Get in a good one on
 - Sound of swift passage
 - Animation
 - Bite
 - Hurl a barb at
 - Tabasco's effect
 - Pizazz
 - Hurl an insult at
 - Insult, comically
 - Get but good
 - Move very quickly
 - Insult, slangily
 - Pep
 - "___! Went the Strings of My Heart"
 - Oomph
 - Kick
 - Criticize in a witty way
 - Zestfulness
 - Criticize sharply
 - Vitality
 - Throw barbs at
 - Lively quality
 - Dish out little barbs
 - Criticize comically
 - Pizzaz
 - Sock it to
 - Throw a barb at
 - Pizzazz
 - Heartstrings sound
 - Gusto
 - Criticize with barbs
 - Take a verbal shot at
 - Piquant quality
 - Cry after a successful insult
 - Heartstring's sound
 - Tangy flavor
 - Chutney's quality
 - Piquancy
 - Zip
 - Sharp whining noise
 - Zest
 - Stimulating quality
 - Hit with a deft comeback
 - Liveliness
 - "Oh snap!"
 - "Got 'em!"
 - Panache
 - "that was a clever comeback!"
 - Criticize wittily
 
Last Seen In:
- New York Times - August 21, 2025
 - LA Times - January 15, 2024
 - New York Times - November 12, 2023
 - LA Times - May 03, 2023
 - LA Times - October 19, 2022
 - LA Times - February 11, 2022
 - USA Today - March 22, 2021
 - LA Times - July 17, 2020
 - Universal - May 18, 2020
 - Netword - April 20, 2020
 - Universal - March 21, 2020
 - Universal - September 24, 2019
 - Netword - May 23, 2019
 - New York Times - April 08, 2019
 - New York Times - March 19, 2018
 - New York Times - January 08, 2018
 - Netword - January 01, 2018
 - King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - July 14, 2017
 - LA Times - May 03, 2017
 - King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 29, 2017
 
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