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Meandering vs Zigzag - What's the difference?

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As verbs the difference between meandering and zigzag

is that meandering is present participle of lang=en while zigzag is to move or to twist in a zigzag manner.

As adjectives the difference between meandering and zigzag

is that meandering is winding or rambling while zigzag is moving in, or having a zigzag.

As nouns the difference between meandering and zigzag

is that meandering is an instance or period or roaming while zigzag is a line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions.

As an adverb zigzag is

in a zigzag manner or pattern.

As a proper noun Zigzag is

a small town in Oregon.

meandering

English

Verb

(head)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • winding or rambling
  • Derived terms

    * meanderingly

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An instance or period or roaming.
  • zigzag

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions
  • one of such sharp turns
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Moving in, or having a zigzag.
  • *
  • between two spears of rock, directly in line with his position, showed a zigzag crack that at night would let through the gleam of sky.

    Verb

  • To move or to twist in a zigzag manner.
  • *
  • At the base this vent was dark, cool, and smelled of dry, musty dust. It zigzagged so that he could not see ahead more than a few yards at a time.

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • in a zigzag manner or pattern