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Meanings of zig 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
        The Norman remains are four clustered columns, embellished in the zig-zag style.
        Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 1 / Great Britain and ...
        2
        At first I couldn't match this particular zig with a corresponding zag.
        11/22/63
        3
        A stream tangled in willows cut a zig-zag course across the valley.
        The Valiant Runaways
        4
        Bands and their sizeable entourages zig-zag the globe, often in private jets.
        The Irish Times
        5
        I descended by a very steep zig-zag path nearly to the bottom.
        The Lands of the Saracen / Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Si...
        Usage of zig in English
        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
        6
        I descended by a very steep zig-zag path nearly to the bottom.
        The Lands of the Saracen / Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Si...
        7
        We have to take a zig-zag course, you see, said the guide.
        The Meadow-Brook Girls in the Hills; Or, The Missing Pilot of th...
        8
        Down, step by step, moved Mahon, a zig-zag course that missed nothing.
        The Return of Blue Pete
        9
        Most of us are like men who zig-zag about, chasing after butterflies!
        Expositions of Holy Scripture: Isaiah and Jeremiah
        10
        Steve knows how to zig and zag his way out of the truth.
        News.com.au
        11
        For nearly two hours the willing animal went zig-zagging up the rocky slopes.
        The Furnace of Gold
        12
        They followed the zig-zag course of the German trench they occupied.
        Fighting in France
        13
        He zig-zagged from one side of the street to the other.
        The Light in the Clearing: A Tale of the North Country in the Ti...
        14
        Now three forms came dashing toward the house, running in a zig-zag course.
        The Boy Allies in the Balkan Campaign; Or, the Struggle to Save ...
        15
        So the launch steamed a somewhat zig-zag course over the waves.
        Dave Darrin's Second Year at Annapolis / Or, Two Midshipmen as N...
        16
        The house is narrow and tall, the stairs zig-zagging up through the floors.
        The Irish Times
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        Translations for zig
        Portuguese
        ziguezague
        Catalan
        ziga-zaga
        Zig through the time
        Zig across language varieties
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