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

But even with a marathon three-hour runtime and approximately 1 bazillion cameos, Endgame is remarkably light on its feet, zipping throughout time for a story that not only pays tribute to the films that came before but casts them in a new light. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

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