zigzag
To move or to twist in a zigzag mannerTo move or to twist in a zigzag manner.
» The path zigzagged up the steep slope.
Der Pfad führte im Zickzack den steilen Hang hoch.
Тропа виляла по крутому склону.
Тропа, петляя, поднималась вверх по крутому склону.
Meaning
1 sensesTo move or to twist in a zigzag manner.
идти́ зигза́гомidtí zigzágom, де́лать зигза́гиdélatʹ zigzági
- travel along a zigzag path
Examples
12 sentencesThe path zigzagged up the steep slope.
ruТропа виляла по крутому склону. — Karok
deDer Pfad führte im Zickzack den steilen Hang hoch. — Yorwba
Santiago ran down the zigzag stairs.
He staggered by zigzagging along the street.
Tom zigzagged his way down the motorway.
deTom fuhr auf der Autobahn Schlangenlinien. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Miroslav was walking down a long zigzagging road.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Attested from 1712. Borrowed from French zigzag (attested from 1662), possibly from a GermAttested from 1712. Borrowed from French zigzag (attested from 1662), possibly from a Germanic source via Walloon ziczac (although German Zickzack is attested only from 1703). Also, possibly from the shape of the letter Z, which appears twice in the word. Sense “drunk” from the zigzag movements of a drunk person.
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Forms
zigzags, zigzagging, zigzagged, zigzagged| Base form | zigzag · to zigzag |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | zigzags |
| Present participle | zigzagging |
| Past simple | zigzagged |
| Past participle | zigzagged |
irregular
Synonyms
4 synonymsLessons 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