I. noun
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The male moth flies in a zigzag pattern.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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By seeking high dividends, the stock returns are cushioned somewhat from market zigzags.
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He is barely stuffed into a colorful Speedo with zigzags of red and green on blue.
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He noticed that they continually moved in a zigzag fashion.
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Instead of trying to escape by moving as fast as possible away from the predator, some animals take an erratic zigzag course.
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It's a steep, zigzag path up a mountainside.
II. verb
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ski routes zigzagging down the mountainside
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The path zigzagged from side to side through the steep gully.
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The workmen's stairway zigzagged to the top of the scaffolding.
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A running back will likely find his face in the mud if he can not zigzag .
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Days are not spent zigzagging across the mountain from one lift to the next.
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In some places the topsoil had been eroded and we had to zigzag up on loose scree.
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Stock prices followed the rout in bonds in the morning only to zigzag to record highs in the afternoon.
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The zigzagging cracks caught every color of light in the room.
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The only way forward was to zigzag .