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⛸️ A fast spin ⛸️ To spin fast 💇 A small curl ✏️ To twist quickly
to twizzle

to twizzle

8.9
To spin quickly on one foot as a move in skating or dance
  • verb
  • /ˈtwɪzəl/
  • Jargon
translation icon : girar sobre un pie
  • She practiced her ability to twizzle on one foot for the upcoming performance.

Examples

  • Learning how to twizzle is an important skill for advanced figure skaters.

  • The ice dancer managed to twizzle flawlessly across the rink during the competition.

  • She can twizzle on one foot effortlessly.

  • Did you see him twizzling during the performance?

  • The ice dancer managed to twizzle flawlessly across the rink during the competition.

  • Learning how to twizzle is an important skill for advanced figure skaters.

  • She practiced her ability to twizzle on one foot for the upcoming performance.

Synonyms

to whirl
vsto twizzle
17 2.6

To turn quickly in a circle or twist

is done while spinning quickly on one foot in dance or skating
to whirl around
vsto twizzle
9 3.7

To move quickly in a circle, often through the air

is performed as a focused single-foot spin used in dance and skating

Antonyms

to stand still
75 1.0

Stay upright in one place without moving

How Fast

to twizzle
  • Jargon
8.9
to pirouette
2 6.7
to twist
231 1.7
to turn
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

twizzle infinitive
twizzled past
twizzled past participle
twizzling present participle
twizzles third person singular

Morphology

twizzle = twist (semi-transparent) = twist + le

The word is plausibly built from 'twist' with a frequentative-style ending, but the spelling shift and specialized skating sense reduce transparency.

Etymology

To twizzle as a verb comes from twist + -le, meaning to make a 'small twist'. That's why to twizzle is to spin quickly on one foot in skating or dance.