Synonyms of zooming

zooming

verb

present participle of zoom

1

as in humming

to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound

a squadron of fighter planes zooming over our heads prompted thoughts of a terrorist attack

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in speeding

to proceed or move quickly

race cars zooming around a track at breakneck speeds

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in soaring

to rise abruptly and rapidly

zoomed to a supervisory position after only a few short months

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soaring
• increasing
• surging
• skyrocketing
• rocketing
• shooting (up)
• peaking
• swelling
• enlarging
• proliferating
• ballooning
• escalating
• intensifying
• multiplying
• expanding
• mounting
• accumulating
• mushrooming
• snowballing
• waxing
• burgeoning
• appreciating
• heightening
• cresting
• building up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tumbling
• plunging
• falling
• plummeting
• slumping
• collapsing
• decreasing
• nose-diving
• diminishing
• dropping
• contracting
• lessening
• waning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of zooming

For more detail, eclipse expert Xavier Jubier’s website overlays the eclipse’s path on Google Maps, which allows zooming down to the street level. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

Mountains loom in the distance as guests enjoy spacious beaches, the large wave pool, and a variety of waterslides, including Point Panic, which sends you zooming through a pitch-black tube illuminated by colorful lights. — Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026

In one particularly zany scene that was teased to the public, Hart (OK, his stuntman) hops on a pink stretch limo zooming around the Brickell area. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

The old PeopleMover tracks were designed for slow-moving vehicles, not ride cars zooming around at 35mph. — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026

Nothing beats the thrill of chasing the blinking bugs in grandma’s backyard in the dark, zooming around with Mason jars in hand. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 July 2026

This week in SoCal theme parks Montezooma is not yet zooming. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

The Central Park Conservancy, which runs the park on behalf of the city, supports a ban, but the Conservancy should be more concerned with swarms of e-bikes and scooters zooming through the park. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026

But Lendeborg’s tendency to float stood out in a setting where most players were zooming at maximum speed. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 19 July 2026