zig-zag

1. 1.

   having short sharp turns or angles

   Synonymszigzag

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Questions about zig-zag

What does zig-zag mean?

zig-zag means "having short sharp turns or angles".

How many syllables are in zig-zag?

zig-zag has 2 syllables: zig--zag. The stress falls on "zig-". In IPA it is /ˈzɪɡˌzæɡ/.

What is another word for zig-zag?

Close synonyms include zigzag. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is zig-zag a common word?

zig-zag is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.