Synonyms of zipping

zipping 1 of 2

adjective

as in rushing

Related Words

• rushing
• speeding
• flying
• running
• rapid
• lightning
• racing
• swift
• scooting
• hurrying
• speedy
• rocketing
• careering
• whirlwind
• barreling
• scurrying
• whisking
• whirling
• hasty
• brisk
• fleet
• bolting
• warp-speed
• scudding
• breathless
• breakneck
• meteoric
• expeditious
• quick
• prompt
• fast
• ready
• dizzy
• snappy
• accelerated
• rushed
• hastened
• hurried
• quickened

Dissimilar Words

• dragging
• crawling
• creeping
• leisurely
• slow
• lagging
• dilatory
• tardy
• unhurried
• sluggish
• poky
• languid
• laggard
• poking
• deliberate
• dallying
• dawdling
• dillydallying
• measured
• snail-paced
• snaillike
• lounging
• inert
• inactive
• lethargic
• loafing

zipping

2 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humming
• buzzing
• whispering
• whirring
• whizzing
• zooming
• hissing
• droning
• burring
• whistling
• sighing
• murmuring
• bumbling
• whishing
• purring
• thrumming
• swishing
• chirring
• cooing
• rustling
• churring
• wheezing
• fizzing
• sizzling
• whooshing
• curring

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• darting
• flitting
• fluttering
• dancing
• flicking
• flying
• scurrying
• flickering
• flirting
• wandering
• speeding
• flittering
• sailing
• zooming
• sprinting
• scuttling
• skipping
• scampering
• zinging
• dashing
• roaming
• skittering
• meandering
• scudding
• shooting
• rambling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hanging
• floating
• hovering

3

as in speeding

to proceed or move quickly

knowing that she was already late, she went zipping off to meet her next client

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speeding
• hurrying
• scurrying
• flying
• rushing
• traveling
• racing
• driving
• trotting
• chasing
• scooting
• jumping
• buzzing
• darting
• running
• blowing
• zooming
• tearing
• dashing
• stepping
• ripping
• blasting
• scuttling
• whirling
• ramming
• barreling
• breezing
• careering
• bowling
• bolting
• hustling
• jogging
• hurtling
• blazing
• shooting
• whisking
• careening
• rocketing
• hurling
• rustling
• nipping
• bundling
• bustling
• coursing
• jetting
• motoring
• belting
• haring
• galloping
• humping
• pelting
• hastening
• cannonballing
• cracking (on)
• flitting
• highballing
• whizzing
• hying
• beating it
• bombing
• scampering
• sprinting
• scudding
• making tracks
• stepping on it
• getting a move on
• accelerating
• streaking
• shaking a leg
• hotfooting (it)
• stampeding
• scuffling
• beetling
• overtaking
• outrunning
• quickening
• outpacing
• outstripping
• stepping out
• arrowing
• beelining
• catching up
• fast-forwarding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawling
• creeping
• dragging
• poking
• lingering
• hanging (around or out)
• poking
• strolling
• lagging
• dawdling
• loitering
• shuffling
• sauntering
• ambling
• dallying
• plodding
• lumbering
• tarrying
• decelerating
• slowing (down or up)
• dillydallying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of zipping

Verb

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

Flemings is especially potent with the ball in his right hand, getting into pick-and-rolls with pace and zipping one-handed, crosscourt passes while going full speed. — David Aldridge, New York Times, 25 June 2026

Adams likened the conditions on the boat to having a bunch of teenagers — with no seatbelts or airbags — in the back of a pick-up truck and zipping down an unpaved road. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026

An introductory video includes views of the planet before zooming down to the Space Coast, flying over to downtown Orlando and zipping into the Dome. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 May 2026