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Meanings of zig in English
Portuguese
ziguezague Catalan
ziga-zaga Usage of zig in English
1
At one in the morning the guests took leave, and zig-zagged homeward.
2
The Norman remains are four clustered columns, embellished in the zig-zag style.
3
At first I couldn't match this particular zig with a corresponding zag.
4
A stream tangled in willows cut a zig-zag course across the valley.
5
Then I ran round to the eastern wall under the zig-zag patterns.
6
I descended by a very steep zig-zag path nearly to the bottom.
7
We have to take a zig-zag course, you see, said the guide.
8
Down, step by step, moved Mahon, a zig-zag course that missed nothing.
9
Most of us are like men who zig-zag about, chasing after butterflies!
10
Steve knows how to zig and zag his way out of the truth.
11
For nearly two hours the willing animal went zig-zagging up the rocky slopes.
12
They followed the zig-zag course of the German trench they occupied.
13
He zig-zagged from one side of the street to the other.
14
Now three forms came dashing toward the house, running in a zig-zag course.
15
So the launch steamed a somewhat zig-zag course over the waves.
16
The house is narrow and tall, the stairs zig-zagging up through the floors.
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