zest vs zing

zest

noun
  • General vibrance of flavour. 

  • The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish. 

  • Enthusiasm; keen enjoyment; relish; gusto. 

  • The woody, thick skin enclosing the kernel of a walnut. 

verb
  • To scrape the zest from a fruit. 

  • To make more zesty. 

zing

noun
  • Pleasant or exciting flavour of food. 

  • A short high-pitched humming sound, such as that made by a bullet or vibrating string. 

  • A witty insult or derogatory remark. 

  • Zest or vitality. 

verb
  • To move very quickly, especially while making a high-pitched hum. 

  • To address a witty insult or comeback to. 

intj
  • A high pitched humming sound. 

  • Used to acknowledge a witty comeback, a zinger. 

How often have the words zest and zing occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )