zipping 1 of 2

present participle of zip
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zipping

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adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of zipping
Adjective
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 But Martin truly shone with the ball in his hand, coaches said, zipping downfield with a springy first step. Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025 The hour-long series is at its best when Russell and Sewell are zipping passionate opinions back and forth like Olympic ping-ping players, and the series isn’t built (in its scripts or its production) to expand that far beyond verbal tête-à-têtes. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2025 There are few things in the outdoors as fun as zipping through the woods down a tacky dirt trail with soft bank turns and mellow lil whoopty whoop jumps. Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2025 There were open rings that gave the impression of pearls floating across the hand, multistrand necklaces with smaller darker pearls zipping across in graphic lightning bolts. Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025 With him, the show is zipping along as confidently as ever. Scott Tobias, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025 After zipping his bag, Manchester started moving the crew to the cooler. Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025 When temperatures dip, zipping them back on feels like a magic trick, instantly creating a pair of water-resistant pants with UPF 50+ sun protection. Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zipping
Verb
  • Getting Matthews humming with confidence and getting that shot off is part of what the Leafs need right now.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Massive defense spending has propped up growth, kept factories humming, and pushed unemployment lower, while Moscow has relied on allies like China for goods no longer available from the West.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But such is the lightning pace of Mbappe that he might be best placed dropping deeper during build-up before darting in-behind.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The pursuit lasted about 13 minutes over 4 miles, with the driver weaving through lanes, darting in and out of oncoming traffic, and reaching nearly 100 mph, according to police.
    Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That mindset is a result of the mental exhaustion and anguish of their postseason drought, which is speeding toward a full decade and represents the longest current stretch in the NBA.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Police do not believe the driver of the Dodge Ram was speeding or intoxicated.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With the Garden crowd buzzing, Islander coach Patrick Roy called his timeout to settle his players down.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Your social life is buzzing with activity, and your inbox is reaching its capacity, Libra.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The spaces are smaller, with lower benches, and the older players, flitting between dressing rooms for U14s and U12s, have had to take their belongings home each day rather than leave them in lockers due to the carousel of teams moving in and out.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The episode ends with a haunting overhead shot of the yard dotted with frozen clusters of kids in gray jumpsuits and the frantic staff outfitted in bright orange, flitting among them.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the footage, the children could be seen hurrying off the bus and onto the woman’s porch as the smoke grew.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Pedestrians are hurrying past to find their places on Fifth Avenue, but the girls have a different kind of readiness about them.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Only worth around $15 nowadays, but this card spawned so many anti-flying cards.
    Curtis Silver, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The lower end of that spectrum (2,000 kelvins) will provide an orangey, amber light and attract the fewest flying insects.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The Bolas spider creates a silk lasso to catch fluttering moths.
    Kate Siber, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
  • On my most recent visit—December 2024—the foliage was just past its peak, with some bare trees and lots of fluttering yellow leaves.
    Taryn Shorr-Mckee, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025

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“Zipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zipping. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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