Verb (used without object) : high-voltage currents zapping overhead. From Dictionary.com.
IEEE Spectrum on brain zapping to treat depression. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: February 26, 2006 - March 4, 2006 Archives] Reference
Device effective in zapping the pain out of migraines. From Wordnik.com. [Science] Reference
IEEE Spectrum on brain zapping to treat depression - Boing Boing. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
But today, people love the idea of zapping music back and forth to each other. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 14, 2007] Reference
Supposedly this accomplishes the same thing, but I find the idea of zapping my skull a bit off-putting. From Wordnik.com. [Interesting Thing of the Day] Reference
Informally, this is known as "zapping" the zircons. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
Fat-reducing treatments that supposedly involve 'zapping', 'dissolving'. From Wordnik.com. [Medindia Health News] Reference
Characters disappear in flashes of light when defeated, while "zapping" sounds accompany each hit. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Researchers refer to the machine's process as "zapping" the stones and then "mapping" the resulting revelations. From Wordnik.com. Reference
"zapping" feature that scrolls through songs so you can find what you're listening for, choice of colors. From Wordnik.com. [Pogue's Posts] Reference
MOOS: You're listening to the zapping of wireless mikes. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 6, 2007] Reference
And nobody ever, you know, went -- broke zapping the media. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 27, 2008] Reference
But it's not just oil that's literally zapping our wallets. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 24, 2008] Reference
So it has this weird zapping feeling in the nerves and stuff. From Wordnik.com. [yanxious Diary Entry] Reference
Came up behind me while I was zapping that last piece of base. From Wordnik.com. [outfoxed Diary Entry] Reference
Lightning lighting up the skies, zapping Seattle's space needle. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 21, 2009] Reference
Economic numbers zapping world confidence in America's currency. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 27, 2008] Reference
Advertisers consider zapping your cell phones with their pitches. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 16, 2006] Reference
Satellites zapping missiles with laser beams -- shades of Star Wars. From Wordnik.com. [A Shot In The Dark] Reference
Great, this fluttery little woman had witnessed Abby zapping that kid. From Wordnik.com. [The Trouble with Witches]
Pretty good step up from the 20/800 I was Thursday before the zapping. From Wordnik.com. [roland Diary Entry] Reference
It's a question of zapping around until something interesting pops up. From Wordnik.com. [THE END OF TELEVISION] Reference
The sun kills the bacteria by zapping them with UV radiation and heat. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 5, 2008] Reference
The wiggles were zapping determinedly outward, each in its own pattern. From Wordnik.com. [A Spell For Chameleon]
Our perception and therefore our way to live is like zapping through TV. From Wordnik.com. [Sven Bachmann Essay] Reference
And this issue didn't even contain that zapping beanballer Marvin Mudrick!. From Wordnik.com. [Tributes and Tributaries: James Wolcott] Reference
She literally had a laser pen and it was just like zapping across my skin. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 24, 2007] Reference
And here, you've got to remember that nobody ever went broke zapping the media. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 27, 2008] Reference
But the wiggles were zapping so thickly that the people could not reach the nest. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon on a Pedestal]
Bascombe ignored the noise and strode forward over the waterlogged ground, zapping away. From Wordnik.com. [Perseus Spur]
"Figure it out, Hugo!" she cried, cowering as the zapping of wiggles became close and loud. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon on a Pedestal]
The wiggles were zapping thickly out from the nest, preventing Stanley from moving to the side. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon on a Pedestal]
Irradiation of spinach, of lettuce, actually zapping the food to try and kill harmful bacteria. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 22, 2008] Reference
The result: utilities have started to combine, and will soon be zapping workers to get costs down. From Wordnik.com. [The Hit Men] Reference
Already the wriggles were zapping by close on the left, forcing Hugo and Ivy to squeeze to the right. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon on a Pedestal]
I suspect that at some stage, some of them drop out, stop zapping, and settle down to hibernate; we have very little chance to catch those. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon on a Pedestal]
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