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Definition of zigzag verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

zigzag

verb

NAmE//ˈzɪɡzæɡ//

[intransitive] (+ adv./prep.)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they zigzag

he / she / it zigzags

past simple zigzagged

-ing form zigzagging

to move forward by making sharp sudden turns first to the left and then to the right The narrow path zigzags up the cliff.

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