crisscross
crisscross · crisscrosses · crisscrossed · crisscrossing
To move back and forth over or throughTo move back and forth over or through.
/ˈkɹɪsˌkɹɒs/
» Trails were crisscrossing in every direction.
Ussis · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(transitive)To move back and forth over or through.
(transitive)To mark with crossed lines.
mark with or consist of a pattern of crossed lines
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
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English crist-crosse, crists-crosse (“Christ's cross”).From Middle English crist-crosse, crists-crosse (“Christ's cross”).
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Forms
crisscrosses, crisscrossing, crisscrossed, crisscrossed| Base form | crisscross · to crisscross |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | crisscrosses |
| Present participle | crisscrossing |
| Past simple | crisscrossed |
| Past participle | crisscrossed |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle