twizzling
Twirling on ice
Twizzling is a rapid spinning or twirling motion, used especially in ice skating to describe a traveling turn where the skater rotates on one foot while moving across the ice.
More casually, it describes any quick, playful spinning: She stood twizzling her hair around her finger.
The word suggests light, continuous rotation rather than a single dramatic spin.
Rotate very quickly
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- twirlRotate rapidly, often playfully
- rotateTurn about an axis
- gyrateMove in spirals
pirouette · revolve · pivot · turn · swivel · spiral · coil · corkscrew
Rotating fluid column
- eddyCircular counter-current
- whirlpoolRotating water formation
- maelstromViolent whirlpool or upheaval
- gyreCircular or spiral motion
funnel · cyclone · turbulence · current · flow · stream · curl · twist
Playfully fanciful or erratic
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
- frolicsomeInclined to merriment
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
- friskyLively and playful
jaunty · impish · carefree · blithe · capering · gamboling · sportive · rollicking
Sensation of spinning
- disorientationLoss of spatial awareness
- lightheadednessSensation of near-fainting
- giddinessLightheaded, excitable state
- woozyDizzy and confused
unsteady · reeling · staggering · faintness · imbalance · nausea · queasiness · swooning
whirl
Rotate very quickly
gyrate · pirouette · revolve · pivot · turn · swivel · spiral · coil · corkscrew · wheel
vortex
Rotating fluid column
gyre · funnel · cyclone · turbulence · current · flow · stream · curl · twist · volute
whimsical
Playfully fanciful or erratic
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
- frolicsomeInclined to merriment
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
frisky · jaunty · impish · carefree · blithe · capering · gamboling · sportive · rollicking · fun-loving
vertigo
Sensation of spinning
- disorientationLoss of spatial awareness
- lightheadednessSensation of near-fainting
- giddinessLightheaded, excitable state
woozy · unsteady · reeling · staggering · faintness · imbalance · nausea · queasiness · swooning · confusion
twizzlingstanding still
Absence of motion
halting · stopping · coasting · not moving · cruising
twizzlinggliding
Engineless aerial movement
stroking · standing · crossovers · spiraling · edging
twizzlingstillness
Complete lack of motion
motionlessness · immobility · stasis · resting · pausing