ZOOMING Synonyms: 166 Similar and Opposite Words

zooming

verb

present participle of zoom

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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as in speeding

to proceed or move quickly race cars zooming around a track at breakneck speeds

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as in soaring

to rise abruptly and rapidly zoomed to a supervisory position after only a few short months

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Recent Examples of zooming An introductory video includes views of the planet before zooming down to the Space Coast, flying over to downtown Orlando and zipping into the Dome. —

Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 May 2026 Explore the Outdoors From hitting the water on a paddleboard or kayak to zooming around on WaveRunners, taking boat tours or simply watching for manatees and dolphins, this is a coastal playground with adventure for everyone. —

South Seas, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026 Some are zooming around on jet skis in a water tank that's impressively built into the pavilion building that's stood in the Giardini since the 1930s. —

Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026 There was now a Turn 10 viewing area where fans could get pretty close to the track and experience the deafening sound and body-tingling sensation of cars zooming by at more than 100 miles per hour. —

Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2026 The sophisticated set by ace production designer David Gropman enables Altman’s perpetually moving and zooming camera to drift in and out of two-way mirrors that depict memories and fantasies with both immediacy and a gauzy nostalgia. —

Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 May 2026 But three people jumped on the hood of a police car, breaking its windshield, before piling into a black Nissan with no license plates and zooming north on 69th St. —

Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026 Allison Stirzak has a patchwork of fencing between her front yard and thousands of cars that go zooming by daily on the Kennedy. —

Megan De Mar, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026 In theaters June 26 The Woman of Tomorrow is zooming into theaters again for her first solo movie since 1984. —

Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026

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Verb

There is something to be said about coaches who take over for successful predecessors and keep the thing humming, because that doesn't always tend to be the case.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026
As his family and doctors exited the room, the humming machine lowered a ring around his body.

— Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 18 June 2026