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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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adjective

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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
  • In addition, the watch has a stop-second function, which halts the balance wheel and seconds hand when the winding crown is pulled out, allowing for precise time adjustments.
    Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The crash occurred on U.S. Highway 90 about 30 miles outside of New Orleans — on a winding, narrow stretch of the two-lane highway known as the Old Spanish Trail, per The Salina Journal.
    Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 29 June 2025
Adjective
  • After telling of Texas Revolution, author Stephen Hardin turns to tortuous Runaway Scrape A tiny coterie of authors have produced more than one standard book on Texas history.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • Egyptian hieroglyphics gave rise to a number of true alphabets, Latin included, through a tortuous procession of descendants.
    Longreads, Longreads, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • For the red carpet occasion, Kirby wore a shimmering aquamarine sleeveless maxi dress with sinuous lines by Schiaparelli.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 10 July 2025
  • Catmull enters attired in a black gown lined with sparkling contours that recall the sinuous figures of artist and designer Erté.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • Dexter unknowingly steps into a Gotham-like serial-killer universe led by twisted billionaire venture capitalist Leon Prater (Peter Dinklage) and his chief of security, Charley (Uma Thurman).
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 12 July 2025
  • Jeans with twisted seams, pleating, high waists and deep contrasting cuffs laid the foundation to looks that include damask blazers and shirts featuring paintings by Edvard Munch and Elizabeth Peyton.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 July 2025
Adjective
  • But a large-scale serpentine sofa in the center can break up a space, acting as both seating and separation.
    Dina Cheney, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
  • Purple mouse ears, fragrant fritillary and woodland wooly thread tend to grow primarily in serpentine habitats, as do the Coastal tidy tips and the California poppy.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In 1977, a young American artist named Anna Sofaer found a spiral petroglyph near the top of Fajada Butte, one of the highest points in the park.
    Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
  • Beyond the reception area of the six-floor Art Deco building—a space decorated with a mustard leather sofa and walnut lounge chairs upholstered in black leather or blue velvet—is a spiral terrazzo staircase that guests can use to access the hotel’s suites.
    Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 13 July 2025
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“Zigzagging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zigzagging. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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