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zigzag
[ zig-zag ]
noun
- a line, course, or progression characterized by sharp turns first to one side and then to the other.
- one of a series of such turns, as in a line or path.
adjective
- proceeding or formed in a zigzag:
zigzag stitches.
adverb
- with frequent sharp turns from side to side; in a zigzag manner:
The child ran zigzag along the beach.
verb (used with object)
- to make (something) zigzag, as in form or course; move or maneuver (something) in a zigzag direction:
They zigzagged their course to confuse the enemy.
verb (used without object)
- to proceed in a zigzag line or course.
zigzag
/ ˈzɪɡˌzæɡ /
noun
- a line or course characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions
- one of the series of such turns
- something having the form of a zigzag
adjective
- usually prenominal formed in or proceeding in a zigzag
- (of sewing machine stitches) produced in a zigzag by a swing needle used for joining stretch fabrics, neatening raw edges, etc
adverb
- in a zigzag manner
verb
- to proceed or cause to proceed in a zigzag
- tr to form into a zigzag
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Derived Forms
- ˈzigˌzagger, noun
- ˈzigˌzaggedness, noun
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Other Words From
- zig·zagged·ness [zig, -zag-id-nis], noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of zigzag1
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Example Sentences
The first was christened by the great etiquette guru Emily Post as “zigzag” eating.
Indeed, Clinton responded to the GOP congressional takeover with exactly the same zigzag.
It cut its zigzag way through the marsh for many miles, and they could follow its course with the eye but a few feet at a time.
I do not know how to sympathize with any thing that is not straightforward and true, and your course is rather zigzag.
The stone walls of houses were cracked; one of the "mansions" had a zigzag crevice from top to bottom.
A steep and narrow path cuts along the former, and a really good road winds zigzag along the other to the Governor's House.
It is Norman, ornamented with a simply executed but very pleasing zigzag: the capitals of the piers are cushioned.
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