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adjective

as in rushing

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verb

present participle of zip
1
as in humming
to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound a dragonfly zipped by my ear

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2
as in darting
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements the fly zipped around the room, trying to find a way to the outside

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3
as in speeding
to proceed or move quickly knowing that she was already late, she went zipping off to meet her next client

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Recent Examples of zipping
Verb
Unlike a conventional ball machine, even one that can move around the court, this robot coach is designed to behave more like a human opponent – zipping across the court to reach your return shot, then firing a ball back to you. — New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026 What better way to do so than by zipping over to Italy via the country’s airline carrier, ITA Airways. — Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2026 The zoo eventually gave up their attempts at capture (all of them staggeringly inept, most of them horrifying), and Flaco spent the next year zipping around Central Park and beyond. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 30 July 2026 Space debris is typically zipping at speeds of about 16,800 mph (27,000 km/h), and so can inflict massive damage on anything in orbit. — Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 20 July 2026 Because of this tremendous heat, hydrogen atoms in the inner core of stars are zipping along at incredible speeds and slamming into each other with astonishing violence. — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 19 July 2026 That could potentially be dangerous, especially in urban environments with vehicles zipping around. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 14 July 2026 Its compact size and functional interior and exterior pockets will make zipping through airport security or stopping for gas on road trips a breeze — no more digging through disorganized totes to locate your wallet and phone. — Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 Returning to the director’s chair 11 years after drug-cartel drama 600 Miles, Gabriel Ripstein keeps things zipping along in an entertaining satire which, once again, highlights the rottenness at international football’s core. — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zipping
  1. speeding
  2. humming
  3. darting
  4. hurrying
  5. flying
  6. buzzing
  7. flitting
  8. scurrying
Adjective
  • The Texas Department of Transportation’s anti-speeding campaign that begins Saturday, July 18, features the story of a Fort Worth teen who was killed in a 2022 crash.
    — Mary Ella Hastings Updated July 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
  • The passengers had to self-eject from the speeding cab.
    — ANDREA SACHS THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026
Definition of speeding
Verb
  • Some of Stamos other works have included portraits of Jamie Lee Curtis and his niece, paintings of humming birds, and his take on the Palace of Versailles.
    — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
  • Providing an energy lifeline to the rest of the world might have been a necessary step to keep its own economy humming.
    — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026
Definition of humming
Verb
  • The site points out that dogs sticking their head or paws out the window could lead to them darting out or getting injured, and the brand says pets should be restricted to the backseat.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026
  • Photos shared by the city on social media show the presence of law enforcement among the crowd, including a moment of what appears to be people darting from a firework going off near 23rd Street.
    — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of darting
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  • Set over the course of eight years (including the lockdown period during COVID), Herry’s film unfolds fluidly, neither hurrying scenes up unnecessarily, nor lingering too long on any incident.
    — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 17 May 2026
  • No point hurrying toward a resolution that was always receding.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of hurrying
Adjective
  • Using flying distance, an approximate 400-mile trip became a 3,550-mile journey.
    — DP Opinion, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The white-gold indices, also hand-engraved, and star trails, evoking the night sky, are joined by 18-karat-pink-gold hands, a visible flying-tourbillon cage, a dual-register split-seconds flyback chronograph, and a semi-Gregorian perpetual calendar.
    — Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026
Definition of flying
Verb
  • The buzzing bees reference the honey barrels from which the vessel was constructed.
    — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
  • Drones were buzzing overhead, flying above us; they were being shot down.
    — Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Definition of buzzing
Verb
  • An airy, not-too-sweet vanilla like Taunt is the perfect encapsulation of a Gemini who’s always flitting from one topic of interest to the next.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 14 July 2026
  • Within moments, someone pointed out a starling flitting across the hazy sky.
    — Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
Definition of flitting
Verb
  • Set on a stage at the very highest level of the stands, that similarly crowded performance looked like a Grammys medley on video but must have resembled ants scurrying around a screensaver to much of the in-person audience.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 19 July 2026
  • McClair, a scurrying cerebral Glaswegian signed from Celtic and one of the few players to outsmart his boss Sir Alex Ferguson, had become the first in 20 years, since Best, to score 20 league goals for United.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of scurrying

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