zig when one should zag
zig when one should zag verb: to misstep or err.
Verb
zig when one should zag (third-person singular simple present zigs when one should zag, present participle zigging when one should zag, simple past and past participle zigged when one should zag or zigged when one should have zagged)
- To misstep or err.
- As I came around the last corner of the house, I zigged when I should have zagged, or zagged when I should have zigged. Either way, Brett went off the track and into a clump of birch trees. I turned around and saw the sled was gone […]2014, Larry Bettag, No Rewind: Only One Shot, page 53
Forms of zig when one should zag
| third-person singular present | zigs when one should zag |
|---|---|
| present participle | zigging when one should zag |
| past participle | zigged when one should zag |
| past | zigged when one should zag |
| past participle | zigged when one should have zagged |
| past | zigged when one should have zagged |
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