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to twizzle

to twizzle

8.4
To turn something quickly between the fingers, like a pen or coin
  • verb
  • /ˈtwɪzəl/
translation icon : hacer girar
  • She liked to twizzle her pen while thinking about the answer.

Examples

  • The magician began to twizzle the coin between his fingers before making it disappear.

  • He would twizzle the keychain in his hand when he was bored.

  • She can twizzle the pen effortlessly.

  • I love to twizzle my hair when I'm bored.

  • She liked to twizzle her pen while thinking about the answer.

  • He would twizzle the keychain in his hand when he was bored.

  • The magician began to twizzle the coin between his fingers before making it disappear.

Synonyms

to spin
vsto twizzle
227 1.0

To make something turn around quickly

is confined to quick manual twisting between fingers or in the hand
to swirl
vsto twizzle
120 2.7

To move in a twisting or circular way

is a quicker, more focused twist performed in the hand
to twirl
vsto twizzle
70 2.0

To spin something or yourself quickly and lightly

is a quick tight twist often done between the fingers
to whirl
vsto twizzle
39 2.8

To spin something quickly so it turns in circles

is a small, tight twist done mainly in the hand

Antonyms

to untwist
2 3.7

To make something that is twisted become straight

How Fast

to twizzle
8.4
to roll
∞ 1.0
to twiddle
8 5.5

Surface Forms

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

Morphology

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

The form is related to 'twist', but the vowel and consonant changes make the derivation less obvious for learners.

Etymology

To twizzle comes from twist + -le, carrying the sense of a 'small twist'. So to twizzle something is to twist or spin it quickly between your fingers or in your hand.