Shape of a lightning bolt Crossword Clue

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Shape of a lightning bolt Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. having short sharp turns or angles
(verb)
1. travel along a zigzag path
(noun)
1. an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SHAPE (noun)
1. the visual appearance of something or someone
2. a perceptual structure
SHAPE (verb)
1. make something, usually for a specific function
2. shape or influence; give direction to
LIGHTNING (noun)
1. abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
2. the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more

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