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Meaning of "zipping" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ZIPPING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ZIPPING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Zipping is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb zipping in English.

WHAT DOES ZIPPING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

zipping

Zipper

A zipper, zip, fly or zip fastener, formerly known as a clasp locker, is a commonly used device for binding the edges of an opening of fabric or other flexible material, as on a garment or a bag. It is used in clothing, luggage and other bags, sporting goods, camping gear, and other items. Whitcomb L. Judson was an American inventor from Chicago who was the first to invent, conceive of the idea, and to construct a workable zipper. The method, still in use today, is based on interlocking teeth. Initially it was called the “hookless fastener” and was later redesigned to become more reliable. Nylon plastic zippers.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ZIPPING

PRESENT

Present
I zip
you zip
he/she/it zips
we zip
you zip
they zip
Present continuous
I am zipping
you are zipping
he/she/it is zipping
we are zipping
you are zipping
they are zipping
Present perfect
I have zipped
you have zipped
he/she/it has zipped
we have zipped
you have zipped
they have zipped
Present perfect continuous
I have been zipping
you have been zipping
he/she/it has been zipping
we have been zipping
you have been zipping
they have been zipping
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I zipped
you zipped
he/she/it zipped
we zipped
you zipped
they zipped
Past continuous
I was zipping
you were zipping
he/she/it was zipping
we were zipping
you were zipping
they were zipping
Past perfect
I had zipped
you had zipped
he/she/it had zipped
we had zipped
you had zipped
they had zipped
Past perfect continuous
I had been zipping
you had been zipping
he/she/it had been zipping
we had been zipping
you had been zipping
they had been zipping
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will zip
you will zip
he/she/it will zip
we will zip
you will zip
they will zip
Future continuous
I will be zipping
you will be zipping
he/she/it will be zipping
we will be zipping
you will be zipping
they will be zipping
Future perfect
I will have zipped
you will have zipped
he/she/it will have zipped
we will have zipped
you will have zipped
they will have zipped
Future perfect continuous
I will have been zipping
you will have been zipping
he/she/it will have been zipping
we will have been zipping
you will have been zipping
they will have been zipping
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would zipping
you would zipping
he/she/it would zipping
we would zipping
you would zipping
they would zipping
Conditional continuous
I would be zipping
you would be zipping
he/she/it would be zipping
we would be zipping
you would be zipping
they would be zipping
Conditional perfect
I would have zipping
you would have zipping
he/she/it would have zipping
we would have zipping
you would have zipping
they would have zipping
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been zipping
you would have been zipping
he/she/it would have been zipping
we would have been zipping
you would have been zipping
they would have been zipping
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you zip
we let´s zip
you zip
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to zip
Past participle
zipped
Present Participle
zipping
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ZIPPING

zip code
zip disk
zip drive
zip fastener
zip fastening
zip file
zip gun
zip line
zip-on
Zipangu
zipless
ziplock
zipped
zipper
zippered
zippier
zippiest
zippo
zippy
ziptop

WORDS THAT END LIKE ZIPPING

camping
clipping
dripping
dropping
flipping
home shopping
hopping
mapping
overlapping
popping
propping
shipping
shopping
stepping
stopping
stripping
swapping
tapping
tipping
topping
wrapping

Synonyms and antonyms of zipping in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ZIPPING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «zipping» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of zipping
archive · brio · buzz · compress · dash · drive · energy · flash · fly · get-up-and-go · go · gusto · hare · hurry · hurtle · life · liveliness · oomph · pelt · pep · punch · rush · shoot · sparkle · speed · spirit · streak · tear · verve · vigour · vim · vitality · welly · whizz · zest · zing · zoom

Translation of «zipping» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ZIPPING

Find out the translation of zipping to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of zipping from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «zipping» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

荏苒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

comprimir
570 millions of speakers

English

zipping
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

zipping
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فتح سوستة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сжать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

zipar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

zip করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

passer comme un éclair
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Zipping
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zippen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ビュン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

완봉
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Zipping
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nén
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஜிப்பிங்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झिप करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sıkıştırma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

zippare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skompresowanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стиснути
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

creare de arhive zip
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

zipping
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aanritsen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

zippa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

zipping
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of zipping

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ZIPPING»

The term «zipping» is regularly used and occupies the 66.111 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ZIPPING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «zipping» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «zipping» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about zipping

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ZIPPING»

Discover the use of zipping in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to zipping and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats
Bats fly into the spotlight in this exploration of such basics as where the live, how mothers raise their pups, and how they hunt for food.
Ann Earle, 1995
2
Zipping My Fly: Moments in the Life of an American Sportsman
Imagine A River Runs Through It seen through the eyes of Dave Barry and you'll get an idea of Rich Tosches' sharp-eyed reflections on the art, hobby, and obsession of fly fishing.
Rich Tosches, 2004
3
Zipping for Beginners: "No Experience Required"
Explains what data compression is and its advantages, and shows how to use the two major data compression utility programs--PKZip and WinZip.
Abacus Development Group, 1996
4
Alphabeep: A Zipping, Zooming ABC
Edward Miller, is an alphabet book featuring various vehicles.
Debora Pearson, 2007
5
Advertising Management
Zappers are less likely to plan their TV viewing and more likely to flip TV channels till they find something they like (sometimes called "channel grazing"). 16 The obvious approach to combating zapping (and zipping and clutter) is to create ...
Batra, 2009
6
Advertising Promotion and Other Aspects of Integrated ...
Fourth, when watching TV programs, viewers spend much of their time switching from station to station, zapping or zipping commercials. Zapping occurs when viewers switch to another channel when commercials are aired, prompting one ...
Terence Shimp, 2008
7
Zipping Zapping Level 4: Houghton Mifflin Soar to Success
Provides basic facts about the behavior of bats and describes how they benefit the environment.
Read (COR), 1999
8
Endodontics: Principles and Practice
Apical transportation and zipping occur when the restoring force of the file exceeds the threshold for cutting dentin in a cylindrical nontapering curved canal (Figures 15-9 and 15-10).123 When this apical transportation continues with larger ...
Mahmoud Torabinejad, Richard E. Walton, 2009
9
Endodontics
Perforation of a curved root is the result of "ledging," "apical transportation," or " apical zipping." The glossary of accepted endodontic terminology defines " transportation" as "removal of canal wall structure on the outside curve in the apical half ...
John Ide Ingle, Leif K. Bakland, 2002
10
I Can See You Naked
Allow me just a few seconds to set this thing up: • "Zipping" is what happens when VCR users push the fast forward button and "zip" through any previously recorded material they would prefer to skip. "Zipping" gives you a squealy, squawky ...
Ron Hoff, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ZIPPING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term zipping is used in the context of the following news items.
1
SpaceX Contest Winners to See Their Pods Zipping on Hyperloop
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, announced a contest for engineers and university students this week that asks them to design transport pods for ... «Newsmax, Jun 15»
2
Zipping along as a franchise success story
Caroline Wallace, along with her father Don Wallace, is director and holder of the master licence for the Zip Yard in the Republic and the UK. The Zip Yard is the ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
3
Zipping to Mars could badly zap brain nerve cells
BRAIN ZAP After radiation exposure, mouse dendrites (green) in the medial prefrontal cortex were shorter and branched less than those of mice not exposed to ... «Science News, May 15»
4
Don't expect to see swarms of delivery drones zipping through …
Businesses may have started planning for the day when drones help their future plans take flight, but experts say corporate visions will have to stay more ... «National Post, Apr 15»
5
Zipping Willow Retired Written by: Stuart Turner
Zipping Willow's racing days have come to an end after an unsuccessful tilt at this year's Golden Easter Egg. Trainer Jason Mackay confirmed the retirement of ... «Thedogs.com.au, Mar 15»
6
Live baiting saga: Zipping Willow & Zipping Saxon suspended
ZIPPING Willow and Zipping Saxon have both been suspended from racing by Greyhound Racing New South Wales (GRNSW) as a follow on from the ... «Australian Racing Greyhound.com, Mar 15»
7
Fastest Star in the Milky Way Found Zipping Out of Galaxy
This animation shows how one star in a pair could get revved up to high speed when its partner goes supernova. NASA, ESA, and P. Ruiz Lapuente (University ... «National Geographic, Mar 15»
8
MIT's Self-Zipping Zippers
While Whiton's summary of Sartorial Robotics speaks to the larger context of his project, it's his self-zipping Zipperbot that's got me in stitches. «ENGINEERING.com, Feb 15»
9
MIT's Well On Its Way To Perfecting Auto-Zipping Zippers
Who wants to be bothered zipping up a jacket when your shoes automatically lace themselves? So Adam Whiton and MIT's Personal Robots Group have ... «Gizmodo, Feb 15»
10
CES 2015: Zipping Around Las Vegas In The 3-Wheeled Polaris …
The Polaris Slingshot is a lightweight three-wheeled beast that rivals the horsepower of a Mustang and can corner like a Lamborghini. Correspondent Katie ... «Popular Science, Jan 15»

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