zipping Definition

zip¹
noun

1. A zip fastener. N Amer equivalent zipper. Also used in compounds.

Example: zip-neck
Example: zip-top
2. colloq
Energy; vitality.
Thesaurus: vigour, energy, vim, drive, enthusiasm, pizzazz (slang).
3. A whizzing sound.

verb zipped, zipping

tr & intr
1. To fasten, or be fastened, with a zip fastener.

Form: zip up (also)
intr
2. To make, or move with, a whizzing sound.

Thesaurus: rush, dash, run, fly, scoot, hurry, race.
3. computing.
To convert (a file, etc) into a compressed form in order to save storage space.

Etymology: 19c as verb 2 and noun 3; 1920s as noun 1: imitating the sound it makes.