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- Dictionaryzigzag/ˈzɪɡzaɡ/
noun
- 1. a line or course having abrupt alternate right and left turns: "she traced a zigzag on the metal with her finger"
adjective
- 1. having the form of a zigzag; veering alternately to right and left: "when chased by a predator, some animals take a zigzag course"
adverb
- 1. so as to move right and left alternately: "she drives zigzag across the city"
verb
- 1. have or move along in a zigzag course: "the path zigzagged between dry rises in the land"
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ZIGZAG definition: 1. a line or pattern that looks like a Z or a row of Zs joined together: 2. a situation in which…. Learn more.
How to use zigzag in a sentence. one of a series of short sharp turns, angles, or alterations in a course; also : something having the form or character of such a series… See the full definition
A zigzag is a line which has a series of angles in it like a continuous series of 'W's. They staggered in a zigzag across the tarmac. ...a zigzag pattern. Synonyms: winding, wiggly, wavy, meandering More Synonyms of zigzag. 2. verb. If you zigzag, you move forward by going at an angle first to one side then to the other.
1. a. A line or course that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions. b. One of a series of such sharp turns. 2. Something, such as a road or design, that exhibits one or a series of sharp turns. adj. Moving in or having a zigzag. adv. In a zigzag manner or pattern. v. zig·zagged, zig·zag·ging, zig·zags. v.intr.
a situation in which actions, plans, or ideas change suddenly and completely, and then change back again equally suddenly: The Washington Post complained of "two weeks of policy zigzags." The country seems to have been following a zigzag course between democracy and dictatorship. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. zigzag.
1. A zigzag is a line which has a series of angles in it like a continuous series of 'W's. [...] 2. If you zigzag, you move forward by going at an angle first to one side then to the other. [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'zigzag' British English: zɪgzæg American English: zɪgzæg. More. Conjugations of 'zigzag'
ZIGZAG meaning: 1. a line that changes direction from left to right and back again at sharp angles 2. to make a…. Learn more.
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)
Zigzag definition: Something, such as a road or design, that exhibits one or a series of sharp turns.
A series of short lines inclined at angles in alternate directions; a line or course having sharp turns of this kind; concrete something characterized by such lines or turns. Originally in in zigzag (= French en zigzag). 1712.
