present participle
Opening clothes, a bag, or something else by pulling its zipper.
He is unzipping his jacket because he is warm.
She was unzipping the bag to look for her keys.
American English
How to pronounce unzipping
verbB1
uhnZIHpihng
/ən.ˈzɪ.pɪŋ/
3 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
Form of unzip
Opening clothes, a bag, or something else by pulling its zipper.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
present participle
Opening a compressed computer file so it can be used.
The program is unzipping the file now.
She was unzipping the folder before installing the software.
Related words & forms
The past and -ing forms double the final p: unzipped, unzipping.