What does "zipping" mean?

present participle and gerund of zip

What is a synonym for "zipping"?

Common synonyms include: adhesive, affixation, annexation, attachment, binding, bond.

Zipping

verb

verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb

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present participle and gerund of zip form-of, gerund, participle, present

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adhesive affixation annexation attachment binding bond

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"A consortium of astronomers said Thursday they had for the first time confirmed a prediction of Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity by observing the gravitational effects of a supermassive black hole on a star zipping by it."

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