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Meanings of zag (zagging) in English

Portuguese
ziguezague
Catalan
ziga-zaga

An angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions.

ziguezague
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Examples for "zigzag"
Examples for "zigzag"
1
On the night of February 24 began the third movement in zigzag.
A Handbook of the Boer War / With General Map of South Africa an...
2
Then his course would become a zigzag and very much more painful.
Eight Days of Luke
3
Five plain stitches form a zigzag in the middle of the stripe.
Encyclopedia of Needlework
4
I followed a zigzag pattern, determined to find a route to freedom.
206 Bones
5
Suddenly sharp flashes of lightning darted in zigzag rays through the gloom.
Patchwork: A Story of 'The Plain People'
1
At one in the morning the guests took leave, and zig-zagged homeward.
Bohemians of the Latin Quarter
2
The Norman remains are four clustered columns, embellished in the zig-zag style.
Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 1 / Great Britain and ...
3
At first I couldn't match this particular zig with a corresponding zag.
11/22/63
4
A stream tangled in willows cut a zig-zag course across the valley.
The Valiant Runaways
5
Then I ran round to the eastern wall under the zig-zag patterns.
Cinderella in the South: Twenty-Five South African Tales
Usage of zagging in English
1
Skiing: Zigging and zagging through this slalom course requires great physical agility.
Wired
2
Yet Britain zigged just as the rest of us were zagging.
The Guardian
3
For nearly two hours the willing animal went zig-zagging up the rocky slopes.
The Furnace of Gold
4
The house is narrow and tall, the stairs zig-zagging up through the floors.
The Irish Times
5
He was smiling hideously, a nervous grin zig-zagging across his large, thin-lipped mouth.
The Chink in the Armour
6
The trail was a nasty one, zig-zagging down the over-hanging face of the wall.
The Enchanted Canyon
7
Round and round it went like that, zigging and zagging from French to English.
Temperance Brennan 01 - Déjà Dead
8
Perry and Furyk drive away from the 18th green, zig-zagging in their comedy car.
The Guardian
9
He had dashed back and forth, zig-zagging, rebounding from tree to bush to tree.
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
10
They worked slowly to the crest of the sand roll, zig-zagging to break the steepness.
The Freebooters of the Wilderness
11
In mid-air is to be seen the little fan-tail, aptly named, zig-zagging to and fro.
The Long White Cloud: "Ao Tea Roa"
12
Then I stopped, and then he did, and so we kept zig-zagging down the road.
Prudence of the Parsonage
13
Righting his feet, he chose a more zagging path for the end of the climb.
The captive
14
A zig-zagging staircase climbs the side of the dam.
Zork, the Force of Krill
15
They pressed westward, zigging and zagging across the landscape.
Antiphon
16
They were going very slowly for fear of striking something, zig-zagging meanwhile to avoid snags.
The Torrent (Entre Naranjos)
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Translations for zagging
Portuguese
ziguezague
Catalan
ziga-zaga
Zagging through the time