zigzag

Universal Words noun, verb noun a line or pattern that looks like a series of letter W's as it bends to the left and then to the right again: The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. zigzag adjective [onlybeforenoun]: a zigzag line / path / pattern verb (-gg-) [V] [usually +adv./prep.] to move forward by making sharp sudden turns first to the left and then to the right: The narrow path zigzags up the cliff.