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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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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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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
Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
Yes, that’s a Waymo zipping across Interstate 95.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Now Picard is zipping around the cosmos again, The Lord of the Rings is waylaid with prequels and spin-offs, and somehow, Palpatine returned.
—Matthew Razak, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2026
The cubes work by simply filling them up with clothes, zipping them shut, then using the middle zipper to compress clothes down to a much smaller package.
—Erin Cavoto, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2026
But Dallas answered a short time later, with Colin Blackwell making a nice move to elude Wild defenseman Brock Faber, then zipping a shot to cut Minnesota’s lead to one.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2026
Characters are constantly zipping through the two-story rotating set, from classroom to kitchen to banquet hall, inhabiting their stories in alternating snippets.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026
Best Alternative to a Sleep Bag If your kid has a habit of kicking off their blanket at night, zipping them up in this comfy sleep suit is a warm alternative.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
Armed with artificial lights, Marco sat his sister at a desk across from a golden cryostat, which her colleagues use to freeze detectors to temperatures colder than the vacuum of space to hunt for subatomic particles zipping by.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
Stuff them with your clothes and then squeeze all the air out of them before zipping.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
Yes, that’s a Waymo zipping across Interstate 95.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Now Picard is zipping around the cosmos again, The Lord of the Rings is waylaid with prequels and spin-offs, and somehow, Palpatine returned.
—Matthew Razak, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2026
The cubes work by simply filling them up with clothes, zipping them shut, then using the middle zipper to compress clothes down to a much smaller package.
—Erin Cavoto, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2026
But Dallas answered a short time later, with Colin Blackwell making a nice move to elude Wild defenseman Brock Faber, then zipping a shot to cut Minnesota’s lead to one.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2026
Characters are constantly zipping through the two-story rotating set, from classroom to kitchen to banquet hall, inhabiting their stories in alternating snippets.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026
Best Alternative to a Sleep Bag If your kid has a habit of kicking off their blanket at night, zipping them up in this comfy sleep suit is a warm alternative.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
Armed with artificial lights, Marco sat his sister at a desk across from a golden cryostat, which her colleagues use to freeze detectors to temperatures colder than the vacuum of space to hunt for subatomic particles zipping by.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zipping
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When humming on both ends of the court, Michigan possesses a gear everyone else can only wish for.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Churches will be humming today, focused on the Christian claims of Jesus’ resurrection.—
Case Thorp,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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As soon as the door opens, Sadie jumps up to greet Koch before darting off to grab a toy, bounding back toward Koch with her tail still wagging.—
Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The confused drivers darting across three lanes to an exit that was there last month, but has now vanished.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The rider hung onto his upside-down watercraft for an hour, as speeding boats raced by.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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Video uploaded to social media shows Peralta speeding through the neighborhood with an NYPD squad car in pursuit.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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
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Precision Helicopters Ltd via AP Unwilling to give up, Newton and his family launched a fundraiser to pay for more flying hours and advanced search gear.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The brunch scene is buzzing, with diners tucking into dishes of lamb and crispy rice bowls with poached egg and labneh, or the Muhammara shakshouka.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
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Guests can lounge at the always-buzzing Pool Club, take a dip in one of two magnesium plunge pools, and rejuvenate in the bio-wellness spa.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This commentary was not from a wonkish TikToker nor a network pundit but from TMZ, the merciless purveyor of celebrity dirt, which published the images of Graham after a citizen vacationer noticed the senator flitting through the theme park and sent pictures.—
Paula Mejía,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, and Chace Crawford catapulted to fame playing the scheming social butterflies flitting around Gossip Girl's Upper East Side.—
Rachel DeSantis,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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No point hurrying toward a resolution that was always receding.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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Instead of hurrying to break up tents and scatter RVs, Lee and Oakland’s interim homelessness chief Sasha Hauswald want city workers to focus on minimizing trash and human waste around encampments.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But new Giants head coach John Harbaugh prioritized the running game during his 18 seasons in Baltimore, and his Ravens signed running back Derrick Henry to a two-year, $30 million extension last year.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The running path behind LaSalle Street in the Town of Superior.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Zipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zipping. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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