zigging
Going abruptly left
Zigging is moving sharply in one direction, typically as part of a zigzag pattern.
The word almost always appears paired with zagging: The rabbit kept zigging and zagging to evade the fox.
Used alone, zigging often implies choosing one direction when others choose another: Everyone else was zagging while we were zigging.
Quick and light-moving
- quickMoving with speed
- spryLively despite years
- fleet-footedMoving with quick lightness
- dexterousPhysically skilled, agile
agile · lithe · sprightly · athletic · acrobatic · lightfooted · flexible · graceful
Avoiding by moving aside
- eludingEscaping or avoiding skillfully
- sidesteppingMoving aside to avoid
- outmaneuveringDefeating through superior tactics
- jukingDeceptive evasive movement
ducking · slipping · evading · escaping · feinting · shaking off · deking · wrong-footing
Turning sharply aside
- veeringChanging direction suddenly
- dartingMoving suddenly, swiftly
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
turning · dodging · juking · pivoting · feinting · maneuvering · angling · shifting
Lacking regularity or consistency
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
- spontaneousArising without external cause
- randomOccurring without pattern
- capriciousSubject to sudden changes
sudden · impulsive · unforeseeable · surprising · volatile · incalculable · whimsical · changeable
nimble
Quick and light-moving
- quickMoving with speed
- spryLively despite years
- fleet-footedMoving with quick lightness
dexterous · agile · lithe · sprightly · athletic · acrobatic · lightfooted · flexible · graceful · swift
dodging
Avoiding by moving aside
- eludingEscaping or avoiding skillfully
- sidesteppingMoving aside to avoid
- outmaneuveringDefeating through superior tactics
juking · ducking · slipping · evading · escaping · feinting · shaking off · deking · wrong-footing · misleading
swerving
Turning sharply aside
- veeringChanging direction suddenly
- dartingMoving suddenly, swiftly
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
cutting · turning · dodging · juking · pivoting · feinting · maneuvering · angling · shifting · banking
erratic
Lacking regularity or consistency
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
- spontaneousArising without external cause
- randomOccurring without pattern
capricious · sudden · impulsive · unforeseeable · surprising · volatile · incalculable · whimsical · changeable · mercurial