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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
Mike Darnay, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
Cooking classes, e-biking through the vineyards, hot air balloon rides, and zipping around the country roads in a Ferrari are also on offer.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
But astronomers caution that the radiant is not a good guide for where stargazers should look to view the zipping meteors, which should be visible across the night sky around the globe.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Ai self-driving cars zipping around Beijing, Shenzhen, Singapore, Abu Dhabi, and Barcelona and as humble as the robotic vacuum cleaner.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2025
That means kiddos can have a blast zipping around a dachshund riding toy and parents don’t mind having yet another kid toy in the house.
—Melissa Locker, Time, 17 Nov. 2025
But Nowitzki responded by zipping past Chris Bosh for a game-winning layup, the first blow delivered in one of the great upsets in NBA Finals history.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
LaLonde suggests prepping each item by buttoning buttons and zipping zippers fully to help prevent damage during the wash cycle.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Nov. 2025
There’s a big difference between occasionally dabbling in a few sailings to the Bahamas—or perhaps zipping about on a speedboat—and true expertise in the water.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
Pittsburgh Police say a woman has been charged with animal neglect and is accused of zipping a puppy inside of a suitcase.
—Mike Darnay, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
Cooking classes, e-biking through the vineyards, hot air balloon rides, and zipping around the country roads in a Ferrari are also on offer.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
But astronomers caution that the radiant is not a good guide for where stargazers should look to view the zipping meteors, which should be visible across the night sky around the globe.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Ai self-driving cars zipping around Beijing, Shenzhen, Singapore, Abu Dhabi, and Barcelona and as humble as the robotic vacuum cleaner.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2025
That means kiddos can have a blast zipping around a dachshund riding toy and parents don’t mind having yet another kid toy in the house.
—Melissa Locker, Time, 17 Nov. 2025
But Nowitzki responded by zipping past Chris Bosh for a game-winning layup, the first blow delivered in one of the great upsets in NBA Finals history.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
LaLonde suggests prepping each item by buttoning buttons and zipping zippers fully to help prevent damage during the wash cycle.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Nov. 2025
There’s a big difference between occasionally dabbling in a few sailings to the Bahamas—or perhaps zipping about on a speedboat—and true expertise in the water.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zipping
Verb
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Gilberg considered the question, hands clasped beneath his chin, the traffic outside humming expectantly.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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That paragraph distills, with humming intensity, a central activity of this era, of the subterranean lives of people who stay up all night on Adderall and adrenaline.—
Niela Orr,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2026
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Officials warn that street racing, with drivers darting through and around traffic without regard for the safety of others, can have deadly consequences.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
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The headlights of the long-haul trucks illuminated Joshua trees and darting bats.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
7 Jan. 2026
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The manufacturers and developers at the hearing told legislators that creating incentives, simplifying building codes and speeding up project reviews would help the industry grow.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Dash camera video captured the teen speeding away from the traffic stop and narrowly missing a deputy standing in the road.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Chang'e 7 features an orbiter, a lander, a rover and a mini-flying probe or hopper, which together will tote to the moon a total of 18 scientific instruments.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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The priciest flying days are the ones just before Christmas and New Year’s Day.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
23 Dec. 2025
Verb
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After a restful night’s sleep, everyone is buzzing with excitement the next morning.—
Christina Liao,
Vogue,
14 Jan. 2026
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This city, with its long history of civil disobedience and violence, where so many people distrust their neighbors, was suddenly buzzing with conversations between strangers, as everyone tried to figure out what had happened the night before, together.—
Armando Ledezma,
New Yorker,
14 Jan. 2026
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But how bats can tell which echo to follow while flitting around in a sea of overlapping and competing signals pinging off the myriad surfaces in their environments has been a mystery—until now.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
20 Jan. 2026
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At ease everywhere from flitting free jazz to looser, funkier textures, Allen abides, insistent but never overbearing on a session well worth the wait.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
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But one weekend in November, people who would typically be hurrying by, staring down at their phones, stopped.—
The Editors,
Curbed,
15 Dec. 2025
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Butler began hurrying Boise State and pushing up the tempo, which allowed the Broncos to score off several backdoor cuts and slip screens for big dunks and layups at the rim.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The success in the running game took the pressure off Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold, who entered the game dealing with an oblique injury.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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Shakir’s heavy usage behind and near the line of scrimmage often serves as an extension of the running game.—
Josh Shepardson,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Zipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zipping. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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