Meaning

3 senses

  1. Representing a humming sound

  2. Suggesting something moving quickly

  3. Suggesting a sudden change, especially an improvement or an increase

Examples

42 sentences

  1. The camera zoomed in on the man who was talking on stage.

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  2. The camera zoomed in on Tom's face.

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  3. The camera zoomed in for a closeup of Tom's face.

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  4. Hold down the Ctrl-key and click + to zoom in or - to zoom out.

    ruЗажми кнопку «ctrl» и нажми «плюс» для приближения или «минус» для отдаления. — EugeneGS

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  5. He zoomed past on his bicycle.

    ruОн промчался мимо на велосипеде. — Wezel

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Origin

Uncertain. The verb was first attested c. 1892, as a noun in 1918 and as an interjection i

Uncertain. The verb was first attested c. 1892, as a noun in 1918 and as an interjection in 1942. Apparently related to Scots soom (“to buzz, hum”), dialectal English and Scots soom, swoom, sweem (“to spin or twirl at high speed”). Compare also dialectal English sweem (“to swoon, become dizzy or faint”).

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See also

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