Doglegging

/ˈdɔɡˌlɛɡɪŋ/ verb

Definition

The act of bending or turning sharply; moving in a zigzag pattern or creating a sharp jog in a route or structure.

Etymology

Present participle of 'dogleg,' formed by adding '-ing.' This transforms the noun 'dogleg' into an active verb describing the motion or creation of such a bend.

Kelly Says

Converting 'dogleg' from noun to verb through '-ing' shows English's incredible flexibility—we can take any noun and turn it into an action word by simply adding a suffix.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንስሳ አይነት
in-sa ay-net
ARالعربية
التواء مثل كلب
al-ta-wiy math-la k-leb
BNবাংলা
কুকুরের মতো
ku-ku-rer moto
CACatalà
amb forma de gos
am-b for-ma de gos
CSČeština
pesí
pe-si
DADansk
hundbentet
hund-ben-tet
DEDeutsch
hundeförmiges Kurven
hün-deh-form-iges kur-ven
ELΕλληνικά
σχήμα σκύλου
s-hima sk-y-lou
ESEspañol
doblar en forma de perro
do-blar en for-ma de peh-roh
FAفارسی
مانند سگ
man-and sag
FISuomi
koirankäyräinen
koi-ran-käy-räi-nen
FRFrançais
faire un crochet comme un chien
faire un kro-ke comme un shee-an
GUGU
કુતરા જેવી
ku-tra je-vi
HAHA
kamar yaro
ka-mar ya-ro
HEעברית
עקוף כמו כלב
e-kof ko-mo k-lev
HIहिन्दी
कुत्ते की तरह मोड़ना
kut-te kee ta-rah mod-na
HUMagyar
kutyafarag
kut-ya-far-agh
IDBahasa Indonesia
membentuk anjing
mem-bentuk an-jing
IGIG
ikebe
i-ke-be
ITItaliano
piegare a forma di cane
p-ie-gare a for-ma di ka-neh
JA日本語
犬脚の形で曲がる
ken-kyaku no katachi de ma-garu
KKKK
ит
it
KMKM
មានរូបរាងស្ដី
ma-an ro-u-ra-ng s-dei
KO한국어
개 다리 모양으로 구부러지다
gae dari moyang-euro gu-bu-reo-ji-da
MRMR
कुत्र्यासारखे
ku-trya-sa-r-khe
MSBahasa Melayu
bentuk anjing
bentuk an-jing
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်က ကြောက်တယ်
kyun-ta-w ka k-yau-k-ta-e
NLNederlands
hondgebogen
hond-ge-bo-gen
NONorsk
hundbøy
hund-bø-y
PAPA
ਕੁੱਤਰ ਵਰਗਾ
kut-tar var-ga
PLPolski
zgięty jak pies
z-g-i-e-ty jak p-ies
PTPortuguês
dobrar em forma de cachorro
do-brar em for-ma de ka-sho-ro
RORomână
cu un cot ca un câine
cu un cot ka un kain-e
RUРусский
изогнуться, как собака
i-zo-gnut-sya, kak sob-a-ka
SVSvenska
hundbenta
hunds-ben-ta
SWKiswahili
umbo la mbwa
um-bo la m-bwa
TAதமிழ்
நாய் வடிவில்
nay va-di-vil
TEతెలుగు
కేకేలా
ke-ke-la
THไทย
โค้งเหมือนหมา
kong meuan ma
TLTL
hugis aso
hu-gis a-so
TRTürkçe
köpek bacaklı bükülmek
kope-k ba-cak-li bü-kü-l-mek
UKУкраїнська
подібно до собачого
po-dih-no do so-ba-cho-go
URاردو
کُتہ کی طرح
kut-e ki ta-rah
VITiếng Việt
cong như chó
cong nhu cho
YOYO
oju kan
o-ju kan
ZH中文
狗腿形弯曲
gou tui xing wan-qu
ZUZU
izwi leli
i-z-wi le-li

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