zooms
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VERB
1. Moving rapidly at high speed
To move from one place to another very quickly, often with a sense of suddenness, force, or momentum.
1.1. Traveling or racing at high speed
Moving quickly in a particular direction, often passing places or other moving objects at considerable speed.
Synonyms
- races
- speeds
- rushes
- hurtles
- rockets
- streaks
- zips
- whooshes
- dashes
- bolts
- careens
- scuds
- shoots
- blazes
- flies
- barrels
- tears
- whizzes
Antonyms
Examples
- The spaceship zooms through the galaxy, exploring new frontiers.
- During the race, the car zooms past its competitors, taking the lead.
- The hummingbird zooms away to find the next flower.
Related Words
- accelerates
- hurries
- hastens
- sprints
- scampers
- scurries
- gallops
- motors
1.2. Moving rapidly with a humming or buzzing sound
Traveling at high speed while producing a continuous humming, buzzing, whirring, or rushing noise.
Synonyms
Examples
- The small electric car zooms down the track with a faint humming sound.
- A drone zooms overhead, its motor buzzing loudly.
Related Words
- drones
- chirrs
- churrs
- swishes
- whizzes
VERB
2. Increasing or rising sharply
To increase rapidly in amount, level, value, intensity, or extent.
2.1. Increasing rapidly in amount or value
Growing or rising sharply over a short period, especially in quantity, price, demand, or intensity.
Synonyms
- skyrockets
- surges
- soars
- accelerates
- escalates
- mounts
- swells
- increases
- intensifies
- balloons
- mushrooms
- burgeons
- proliferates
- multiplies
- expands
- builds up
- quickens
Antonyms
Examples
- Demand for the new product zooms during the holiday season.
- The company's sales zooms after the successful advertising campaign.
Related Words
- accumulates
- appreciates
- peaks
- crests
- heightens
- snowballs
VERB
3. Changing a camera or display view
To adjust the focal length of a camera lens or magnify a displayed image by changing its viewing scale.
3.1. Magnifying a camera or screen image
Increasing the apparent size of a subject or detail by adjusting a camera lens or enlarging a digital display.
Synonyms
- enlarges
- magnifies
- expands
Antonyms
- shrinks
- reduces
- contracts
Examples
- As the camera lens focuses, it quickly zooms in on the breathtaking landscape.
Related Words
- focuses
- zooms in
- close-ups
3.2. Adjusting the view to show a wider area
Reducing the magnification of a camera or digital display to reveal a larger portion of the scene.
Synonyms
- pulls back
- widens the view
- reduces magnification
Antonyms
- magnifies
- enlarges
- zooms in
Examples
- The camera zooms out to reveal the entire landscape.
Related Words
- zooms out
- wide-angle view
- de-magnifies
VERB
4. Communicating through Zoom software
To participate in an online meeting or communicate with someone using the Zoom videoconferencing platform.
4.1. Attending an online meeting
Joining or participating in a virtual meeting, video call, or online discussion through Zoom software.
Synonyms
- video-calls
- videoconferences
- meets online
- conferences online
Examples
- The team zooms together every Monday to discuss project updates.
Related Words
- video-chats
- teleconferences
- virtual meetings
- web conferences
VERB
5. Flying an aircraft steeply upward
To maneuver an airplane into a steep upward flight path, climbing sharply toward the sky.
5.1. Climbing sharply in an aircraft
Flying an airplane rapidly upward in a steep ascent.
Synonyms
- climbs steeply
- ascends rapidly
- shoots upward
- soars upward
Antonyms
- descends
- drops
- plummets
- plunges
Examples
- The aerobatic plane zooms straight up before performing a loop.
Related Words
- takes off
- gains altitude
- ascends
NOUN
6. A rapid upward movement or increase
A quick ascent or a sudden, substantial increase in amount, level, or value.
6.1. A sudden upward movement
A quick climb or ascent, especially one involving rapid movement upward.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Examples
- The aircraft made a sudden zooms into the sky.
Related Words
- elevation
- upward movement
- climbing
6.2. A substantial increase
A rapid and noticeable growth in quantity, value, demand, or intensity.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Examples
- The business experienced a sudden zooms in online orders.
Related Words
- growth
- escalation
- expansion
- upswing
NOUN
7. A humming noise from rapid movement
A humming or buzzing sound produced by something moving very quickly.
7.1. A humming or buzzing sound
A continuous or brief humming, buzzing, or whirring noise associated with rapid movement.
Synonyms
Examples
- The zooms of the passing aircraft could be heard overhead.
Related Words
- drone
- burr
- thrumming
- whirring
NOUN
8. An enlargement of a view
An adjustment that magnifies a particular part of an image or display, making details appear larger.
8.1. A magnified view
An increase in the apparent size of an image or a selected area of a visual display.
Synonyms
- magnification
- enlargement
- close-up
- 확대
Antonyms
- reduction
- 縮小
Examples
- The photographer used several zooms to capture details of the distant building.
Related Words
- 확대 view
- zoom level
- magnified image