twizzle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A turning, twisting or spinning motion.
  2. A figure skating maneuver that is a surface spin that travels across the ice.
verb
  1. To rotate, spin or twirl.
  2. To perform the twizzle maneuver.

Word forms

twizzle twizzles twizzling twizzled

Etymology

Alteration of *twissel (“to double”), from twissel (“double, twofold”). More at twissel.

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