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zigzagging

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verb

present participle of zigzag
as in weaving
to move suddenly aside or to and fro the fleeing car zigzagged down the highway at breakneck speed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zigzagging
Verb
  • Craft is the connective tissue of our history, weaving itself through each iteration and enabling new players to interpret it in novel ways.
    Bill Connolly, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
  • But police must notice a primary violation, such as speeding or weaving across lanes, to cite motorists for violating the cellphone law.
    David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • All 128 overwater bungalows are connected by a long, winding boardwalk.
    Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Samia only needs the smallest thread to unravel winding truths about everything from womanhood and heartbreak to road trips and songwriting.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • New York's attempts to improve the quality of life of its residents by reducing car traffic below 60th Street have been long and tortuous.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Werfel concocted a more tortuous explanation for his wife’s grotesque behavior.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • On the brother’s side, meanwhile, stairs form a sculptural focal point that winds from the breakfast nook to the sinuous second-floor balcony, spiraling from there to define the primary suite on the top level before reaching the roof.
    Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The blazer was decorated with sculptural gold- and silver-tone embellishments and featured sinuous lapels with sharp angles.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • In the Path of Herbicides Curled, twisted, and distorted tomato plant leaves are signs of herbicide damage.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Roads connecting towns and outlying villages were torn and twisted, slowing rescue and relief efforts, including the delivery of heavy machinery such as excavators and backhoes.
    Ross Adkin, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Even after landing on the wrong side of the serpentine Soto saga, the Yanks tout a respectable lineup headlined by all-multiverse slugger Aaron Judge.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The title track, a suite of cosmic grandeur and dizzying time signatures, breathes deeper in this mix, with Chris Squire’s bass rumbling like tectonic shifts under Steve Howe’s serpentine guitar work.
    Darryn King, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • These weren't tight, spiral ringlets, but a more relaxed, elongated curl with a beachy softness.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Some people may be disappointed by the rational explanation for this spiral light in the night sky.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Zigzagging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zigzagging. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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