zinged
Made sharp sound
Zinged is the past tense of zing.
Something zinged if it moved swiftly with a high-pitched sound: A bullet zinged past his ear.
To zing someone is to criticize them sharply or deliver a pointed insult: She zinged him about his failed business.
Food that zings has a sharp, lively flavor.
Spoke in humor
- jabbedStruck with quick thrust
- ribbedWith raised parallel lines
- needledPersistently teased or provoked
- teasedMocked playfully
mocked · bantered · snarked · wisecracked · retorted · jibed · taunted · roasted
Punctured with point
stung · jabbed · pierced · needled · prickled · tingled · nettled · irritated
Made to feel lively
- revitalizedMade vigorous again
- enlivenedMade more spirited
- animatedFull of life, or drawn moving
- sparkedInitiated by stimulus
galvanized · charged · electrified · fired up · pumped · amped · stimulated · awakened
joked
Spoke in humor
- jabbedStruck with quick thrust
- ribbedWith raised parallel lines
- needledPersistently teased or provoked
teased · mocked · bantered · snarked · wisecracked · retorted · jibed · taunted · roasted · burned
pricked
Punctured with point
burned · stung · jabbed · pierced · needled · prickled · tingled · nettled · irritated · chafed
invigorated
Made to feel lively
- revitalizedMade vigorous again
- enlivenedMade more spirited
- animatedFull of life, or drawn moving
sparked · galvanized · charged · electrified · fired up · pumped · amped · stimulated · awakened · roused
jolted
Abruptly shaken or startled
jarred · shook · stunned · blindsided · spooked · zapped · electrified · snapped · struck