zigzag

[US]/ˈzɪɡzæɡ/
[UK]/ˈzɪɡzæɡ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. having a sawtooth pattern; characterized by sharp turns
vt. make into a zigzag shape; move in a zigzag way
vi. move in a zigzag way; proceed in a zigzag pattern
n. a pattern in the shape of a Z; a Z shape
adv. in a zigzag manner; in a Z shape.

Phrases & Collocations

zigzag pattern

zigzag road

zigzag course

Example Sentences

a zigzag path through the woods

The path ran zigzag up the hill.

The lightning made a zigzag in the sky.

she traced a zigzag on the metal with her finger.

she drives zigzag across the city.

the bird runs along in a zigzag path, quivering its wings.

when chased by a predator, some animals take a zigzag course.

The xeme leads a zigzag but athrill way just like that the beloveds will meet.

A determinate cymose inflorescence with a zigzag rachis;often used in the same sense as helicoid.

Zollner's illusion makes parallel lines seem to diverge by placing them on a zigzag-striped background.

I pull out the jacket and pause to chuckle at the zigzag tear on its sleeve, which even careful stitchery could not completely hide.

Real-world Examples

Adjacent teeth formed a continuous zigzag of crests for slicing and dicing.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Why do you zigzag your ship so much?

Source: The Count of Monte Cristo: Selected Edition

Want to cut it with the zigzag scissors?

Source: American Family Universal Parent-Child English

Do you like the red T-shirt with pink zigzags?

Source: Uncle teaches you to learn basic English.

It's a red T-shirt with pink zigzags.

Source: Uncle teaches you to learn basic English.

Bright zigzagging lines across your field of vision.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Indeed, zigzagging seems to have been very productive!

Source: 2022 Nobel Prize Winner Interview Transcript

I like the red T-shirt with pink zigzags.

Source: Uncle teaches you to learn basic English.

There is no way to follow the zigzag course of the human mind.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

Abracadabra! Abraca... - Oh! Orange with blue zigzags? Maggie, stop, stop.

Source: Wow English

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