zigzag

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈzɪɡ.zæɡ/

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Noun

Singular zigzag

Plural zigzags

A zigzag line

1. (countable) A zigzag is a line that goes sharp in one way and then to the opposite way.

Verb

Plain form zigzag

Third-person singular zigzags

Past tense zigzagged

Past participle zigzagged

Present participle zigzagging

1. If something zigzags, it moves or twists in a zigzag manner.

Adverb

Positive zigzag

Comparative more zigzag

Superlative most zigzag

1. If something moves zigzag, it moves forward, while at the same time going left and right a little.

   The drunk headed zigzag across the park.

Related words

• zig
• zag