zigzagging

Variant of zigzag

zigzag definition

zig·zag (zig′zag′)

noun

  1. a series of short, sharp angles or turns in alternate directions, as in a line or course
  2. something characterized by such a series, as a design, path, etc.

Etymology: Fr, prob. < Ger zickzack, redupl. < zacke, a tooth, sharp prong or point

adjective

having the form of a zigzag zigzag stitching

adverb

in a zigzag course

transitive verb, intransitive verb zigzagged -·zagged′, zigzagging -·zag′·ging

to move or form in a zigzag

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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