zooming

present participle of zoom
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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

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Recent Examples of zooming Your cats will spend hours zooming around the tunnel and then can lounge in the center bed. Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025 The lens features an internal zoom mechanism, meaning the physical length does not change when zooming. Harry Bennett, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025 Think of it as the difference between taking a luxury C-class vehicle for a spin versus zooming along in Lewis Hamilton’s grand prix race car (Coanda, of course, being the latter). Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2025 Where else must a soprano nobly compete with police sirens zooming down Lake Shore Drive? Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zooming
Verb
  • But with the wheels realigned and the engine humming again, the Broncos now have to sit in neutral.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Kelce also had a cameo in Happy Gilmore 2, which premiered on Netflix in July, and New Heights, his podcast with his brother, former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, is humming along after Amazon’s Wondery picked it up last year in a three-year deal for a minimum of $105 million.
    Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • What sent Oracle stock soaring another 54 percentage points was the company’s outlook for the future of its cloud infrastructure business, according to CNBC.
    Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Despite some stragglers, the big picture is of soaring demand for AI, but even with the vast sums being invested in European data centers, supply is still struggling to keep up.
    Tasmin Lockwood, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • After top receiver Courtland Sutton dropped a dime from Nix on a fade route in Saturday’s preseason game, the two re-lit their connection Wednesday, with Nix scrambling to his right in one red-zone period and zipping a ball past a diving Ja’Quan McMillian to Sutton in the end zone.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Though not everyone is going to be thrilled by the FAA paving the way for more drones to start zipping through our skies.
    Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
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  • Brown has a history of citations and arrests in North Carolina dating back to 2011, according to court records, from minor infractions like speeding to more serious crimes such as communicating threats, breaking and entering, assault, and felony larceny.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The film, which premiered at Toronto International Film Festival, opens with a truck speeding off after having deposited the body of a teenage girl dressed in a school uniform on an isolated desert peak.
    Beandrea July, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The materials also mold to your feet over time, increasing their comfort and personalizing their fit.
    Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • In Platte County, population growth also contributes to the increasing demand for real estate.
    Madeline King, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, the prospect of a Paid in Full series has industry watchers buzzing.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The viral clip has racked up nearly 19 million views so far, leaving fans buzzing over the pair’s funny performance.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The sterile cockpit rule prohibits pilots from engaging in conversations unrelated to operating the aircraft when flying below 10,000 feet.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Perhaps the easiest was an airplane flying overhead.
    Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And there has to be housing in general—Helsinki has built enough housing in the past 10 years to keep rental prices from rocketing like in many European capitals.
    Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Garfield blinked in shock a few times before rocketing out of his chair for a split second, then spinning around to uncomfortably look at his co-stars.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Zooming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zooming. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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