noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A turning, twisting or spinning motion.
2. 2
   A figure skating maneuver that is a surface spin that travels across the ice.

Verb

1. 1
   To rotate, spin or twirl.
2. 2
   To perform the twizzle maneuver.

Synonyms

All synonyms

twirl

Etymology

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

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.