noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A crisscross pattern.

   "Because of the snow at the pass, the actual trail was transformed into a confusion of random crisscrossings with relentless slippery scree."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of crisscross form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

acrossacross the grainankhathwartathwartshipsavellan cross

Example

More examples

"Lightning was crisscrossing all around the sky."

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