crisscross
Crossing one anotherCrossing one another.
» Trails were crisscrossing in every direction.
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1 senses(not comparable)Crossing one another.
kreuz und quer
крест-на́крестkrest-nákrest
crossing one another in opposite directions
Examples
4 sentencesTrails were crisscrossing in every direction.
Lightning was crisscrossing all around the sky.
Ziri was crisscrossing the country with his bike.
Blue and red marks crisscrossed the young girl's figure.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English crist-crosse, crists-crosse (“Christ's cross”).From Middle English crist-crosse, crists-crosse (“Christ's cross”).
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