zigzag1 nounzigzag2 verb
zigzagzig‧zag1 /ˈzɪɡzæɡ/ noun [countable] 
Word OriginWORD ORIGINzigzag1
ExamplesOrigin:
1700-1800 French probably from German zickzackEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
word sets- The male moth flies in a zigzag pattern.
- By seeking high dividends, the stock returns are cushioned somewhat from market zigzags.
- He is barely stuffed into a colorful Speedo with zigzags of red and green on blue.
- He noticed that they continually moved in a zigzag fashion.
- Instead of trying to escape by moving as fast as possible away from the predator, some animals take an erratic zigzag course.
- It's a steep, zigzag path up a mountainside.
WORD SETS► Shapes/Patterns
a pattern that looks like a line of z’s joined together: arabesque, nounarc, nounarch, nounball, nounball, verbbar, nouncheck, nouncheckered, adjectivechevron, nouncoil, nounconical, adjectivecorrugated, adjectivecrescent, nouncrisscross, verbcrosswise, adverbcruciform, adjectivecube, nouncurl, verbcurl, nouncurvature, nouncurved, adjectivecurvy, adjectivecylinder, nouncylindrical, adjectivediagonal, adjectivediamond, noundisc, noundome, noundouble helix, nounellipse, nounelliptical, adjectivefloral, adjectiveformation, nounformless, adjectivegeometric, adjectiveglobe, nounglobular, adjectiveharlequin, adjectiveheart, nounhemisphere, nounheptagon, nounhexagon, nounhoneycomb, nounhooked, adjectivehump, noun-iform, suffixlattice, nounMaltese Cross, nounmoon, nounmottled, adjectiveoblong, adjectiveoctagon, nounoval, nounovoid, adjectiveparallelogram, nounpeak, nounpentagon, nounpentagram, nounperimeter, nounpointed, adjectivepyramid, nounquadrangle, nounquadrilateral, nounradial, adjectiverectangle, nounrectangular, adjectiverectilinear, adjectiveregular, adjectivereticulated, adjectiverhomboid, nounrhomboid, adjectiverhombus, nounroll, nounround, adjectiveround, nounround, verbrounded, adjectivesemicircle, nounsolid, nounspatial, adjectivesphere, nounspiral, nounspotted, adjectivesquare, adjectivesquared, adjectivestar, nounstripe, nounstriped, adjectivestripy, adjectivesymmetrical, adjectivesymmetry, nountabular, adjectivethree-cornered, adjectivethree-dimensional, adjectivetrapezium, nountrapezoid, nountrefoil, nountriangle, nountriangular, adjectivetubular, adjectiveundulate, verbvague, adjectiveveined, adjectiveV-formation, nounwavy, adjectivewhorl, nounwiggly, adjectivezigzag, noun
a zigzag path along the cliffzigzag1 nounzigzag2 verb
zigzagzigzag2 verb (past tense and past participle zigzagged, present participle zigzagging) [intransitive] Verb TableVERB TABLE
zigzag
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | zigzag |
| he, she, it | zigzags | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | zigzagged |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have zigzagged |
| he, she, it | has zigzagged | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had zigzagged |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will zigzag |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have zigzagged |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am zigzagging |
| he, she, it | is zigzagging | |
| you, we, they | are zigzagging | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was zigzagging |
| you, we, they | were zigzagging | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been zigzagging |
| he, she, it | has been zigzagging | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been zigzagging |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be zigzagging |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been zigzagging |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- ski routes zigzagging down the mountainside
- The path zigzagged from side to side through the steep gully.
- The workmen's stairway zigzagged to the top of the scaffolding.
- A running back will likely find his face in the mud if he can not zigzag.
- Days are not spent zigzagging across the mountain from one lift to the next.
- In some places the topsoil had been eroded and we had to zigzag up on loose scree.
- Stock prices followed the rout in bonds in the morning only to zigzag to record highs in the afternoon.
- The zigzagging cracks caught every color of light in the room.
- The only way forward was to zigzag.
Longman Language Activatorwhen a road, path, river etc bends► bend
to move forward in sharp angles, first to the left and then to the right etc: · The road bends right then left, before passing a petrol station. · At the top of the hill, the path bends sharply left and enters a small woodland.
► curve if a road, track, coast etc curves , it has a long smooth bend in it: curve away/round/towards etc: · The dusty white road curved away towards the mountains.· a sandy beach curving gently around the bay
► wind if a road, track, or river winds , it has many smooth bends and is usually very long: wind through/along/around etc: · The trail winds through the hills and then down towards Ironhorse Falls.· Route 101 winds along the coastline for several hundred miles.wind its way: · We decided to take the Blueridge Parkway, which winds its way through the Smoky Mountains.
► twist if a track, road, or stream twists it has many sharp bends and changes direction many times: twist around/along/through etc: · The path twisted back and forth up the side of the mountain.twist and turn: · The streets are narrow and twist and turn and it is not advisable to take a car up them.
► zigzag if a road, track, or path zigzags it has many sharp bends going in opposite directions: · The path zigzagged from side to side through the steep gully.· ski routes zigzagging down the mountainside
► winding a winding road, river etc is long and has a lot of bends in it: · The car climbed the winding road up into the hills.· a quiet little town on the banks of a peaceful, winding river
► tortuous a tortuous path, stream, road etc has a lot of bends in so that it is very difficult to travel along: · Most of the villages are accessible only by boat or along tortuous jungle trails.· a twisting, tortuous track through the Snake Mountains
The path zigzagged down the hillside.