jag
noun
a sharp projection on an edge or surface.
jagging
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present participleof jag.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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A dazzling runner, with a jagging step and sharp acceleration, fewer than 30 of his 72 All Blacks caps have come as a starter.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2025
Gurley finally produced a run of significance, jagging through the Patriots defense for 16 yards a run that would have been run-of-the-mill a few months ago but gave the Rams a glimmer of hope.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 3, 2019
We bushwhacked until we came to a series of ditches, eight feet deep or more, jagging this way and that every few yards, sometimes intersecting with other deep, zigzaggy ditches.
From New York Times ● Aug. 21, 2014
Bobbing and jagging, the path looks cluttered and wild, but it’s just how molecules move in space.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 28, 2013
The window shuts harder than it should, and now there’s a crack jagging down the pane, a pane so dirty it lets in almost no light at all.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
