zoomed; zooming; zooms
1
a
: to move with a loud low hum or buzz
b
: to go speedily : zip
cars zooming by on the highway
2
of an airplane
: to climb for a short time at an angle greater than that which can be maintained in steady flight so that the machine is carried upward at the expense of stored kinetic energy
3
4
: to increase sharply
retail sales zoomed
: to cause to zoom
Zoomed; Zooming; Zooms
: to use the Zoom service to hold or participate in online meetings with enabled video support
… last week I Zoomed with friends in Ireland that I hadn't talked to in years …—
Megan Schuster and Michael Surrey
Megan Schuster and Michael SurreyIn the other room, while I was slacking off, my wife would be Zooming with her coworkers …—Andrew Hamm
Andrew HammThere's little doubt students who spend their summer Zooming with state legislators, journalists and commissioners are going to be future leaders.—Joyce M. Davis
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Examples of zoom in a Sentence
Verb (1)
They got in the car and zoomed away.
The group of bicycle racers zoomed past.
After her first successful cases she zoomed to the top of her profession.
Housing sales have zoomed in recent months.
Noun
The camera was equipped with a zoom.
The truck went by with a zoom.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
Adjusted net income zoomed to $1.45 per share, up from $1.09 in the year-ago quarter.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
The crowds watched the canyon keenly, peering through zoom lenses and binoculars and eyeglasses.
—Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
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Verb
The new issue is one of several the aging vehicle has faced in recent months, but Voyager’s team keeps finding creative solutions so the storied explorer can zoom along on its cosmic journey through uncharted territory.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
Adjusted net income zoomed to $1.45 per share, up from $1.09 in the year-ago quarter.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
If your driver refrains from stepping on the zoom pedal, BMW claims the i7 is good for 301-314 miles (U.S.).
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
The crowds watched the canyon keenly, peering through zoom lenses and binoculars and eyeglasses.
—Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Zoom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zoom. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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zoom
1 of 3 verb1
: to speed along with a loud low hum or buzz
cars zooming down the highway
2
: to gain altitude quickly
the rocket zoomed into the sky
zoom
2 of 3 noun1
: an act or process of zooming
2
: a zooming sound
Zoom
3 of 3 verb
: to use the Zoom service to hold or participate in online meetings with enabled video support
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