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Meaning of 'whisk' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Whisk [ n.]
- A game at cards; whist.
- The act of whisking; a rapid, sweeping motion, as of something light; a sudden motion or quick puff.
- A small bunch of grass, straw, twigs, hair, or the like, used for a brush; hence, a brush or small besom, as of broom corn.
- A small culinary instrument made of wire, or the like, for whisking or beating eggs, cream, etc.
- A kind of cape, forming part of a woman's dress.
- An impertinent fellow.
- A plane used by coopers for evening chines.
- To sweep, brush, or agitate, with a light, rapid motion; as, to whisk dust from a table; to whisk the white of eggs into a froth.
- To move with a quick, sweeping motion.
2 . Whisk [ v. i.]
- To move nimbly at with velocity; to make a sudden agile movement.

Meaning of 'whisk' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . whisk [ v]
Meaning (1):
- move quickly and nimbly
Example in sentence:
  • He whisked into the house
Meaning (2):
- move somewhere quickly
Example in sentence:
  • The President was whisked away in his limo
Meaning (3):
- whip with or as if with a wire whisk
Example in sentence:
  • whisk the eggs

Nearby Words:

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