NUOVA RUBRICA DI POLISCRITTURE 3
carotaggi politico-letterari

interjection
to indicate a sudden or instantaneous occurrence

verb 
zapped; zapping

transitive verb
a: to get rid of, destroy especially with or as if with sudden force
b: to hit with or as if with a sudden concentrated application of force or energy

intransitive verb
to move with speed or force

Synonymsbang bash bat belt  biff  bop box bust clap clip clock  crack hammer hit  knock  nail paste  pound punch rap  slam slap  slug  smack  sock  strike  swipe tag thump thwack wallop whack whale

Recent Example in a Sentence The loss of many pleasurable activities in a COVID lifestyle can lead to stress, which can lead to a depressed mood, which can zap a person’s energy.— Natasha Gural, Forbes, “The High And Low Of Van Gogh: From Blue Chip Masterpiece To Immersive Escapism,” 28 Feb. 2021.

noun
a pungent or zestful quality

from www.merriam-webster.com