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

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

The latter push has resulted in TVS Motor zooming ahead to become the largest producer of electric two-wheelers in its home base. — Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

With drones zooming around her Rhode Island home, a big backyard tent feels, well, kind of silly. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 26 June 2026

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