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SHERRI BELLE, WITNESS: And I could see flashing lights and it -- zoom, zoom, zoom.

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  1. intransitive verb To make a continuous low-pitched buzzing or humming sound.
  2. intransitive verb To move while making such a sound.
  3. intransitive verb To climb suddenly and sharply. Used of an airplane.

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  • SHERRI BELLE, WITNESS: And I could see flashing lights and it -- zoom, zoom, zoom. —  CNN Transcript Apr 20, 2009
  • This zoom is the best of its class without all the trouble of having to change the lens when using an SLR. —  ReadABlog.com New Blogs and RSS Feeds
  • So a typical one a young child might do is instead of taking a toy and zooming it like zoom, zoom, they'll line the toys up. —  CNN Transcript Mar 21, 2007
  • 400, that there's no scene modes and that the zoom is a no-no at full resolution but there is an excellent Text Read mode which makes it great for taking pictures of both typed and hand written diagrams and copy. —  Pocket-lint.com
  • And that's really what zoom-zoom is about. —  CNN Transcript Dec 14, 2004
 

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