whisk

whisk  (hwsk, wsk) v. whisked, whisk·ing, whisks v.tr. 1. To move or cause to move with quick light sweeping motions: whisked crumbs off the table; whisked the children away. 2. To whip (eggs or cream). v.intr. To move lightly, nimbly, and rapidly. n. 1. A quick light sweeping motion. 2. A whiskbroom. 3. A small bunch, as of twigs or hair, attached to a handle and used in brushing. 4. A kitchen utensil, usually in the form of stiff, thin wire loops attached to a handle, used for whipping foodstuffs. [Middle English wisken, of Scandinavian origin.]

whisk whipping cream with a wire whisk

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whisk

Verb

1. to move or take somewhere swiftly: I was whisked away in a police car

2. to brush away lightly: the waiter whisked the crumbs away with a napkin

3. to beat (cream or eggs) with a whisk or fork until frothy or stiff

Noun

1. the act or an instance of whisking: a whisk of a scaly tail

2. a utensil for beating cream or eggs until frothy or stiff [Old Norse visk wisp]

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Whisk a bundle or tuft of twigs, hair, feathers, etc.; a small bunch of grass; a swarm of insects moving quickly. Also, wisp.

Examples: whisk of feathers; flowers, 1848; of mushroom fly, 1867; of hair; of insects; of straw, 1862; of twigs.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	whisk - a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream mixer - a kitchen utensil that is used for mixing foods
	2.	whisk - a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes whisk broom broom - a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
Verb	1.	whisk - move somewhere quickly; "The President was whisked away in his limo" bring, convey, take - take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
	2.	whisk - move quickly and nimbly; "He whisked into the house" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
	3.	whisk - brush or wipe off lightly whisk off wipe, pass over - rub with a circular motion; "wipe the blackboard"; "He passed his hands over the soft cloth"
	4.	whisk - whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs" whip cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" scramble, beat - stir vigorously; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream"

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whisk

verb 1. rush, sweep, hurry

2. pull, whip (informal) snatch, take

3. speed, race, shoot, fly, career, tear, rush, sweep, dash, hurry, barrel (along) (informal), chiefly U.S., Canad. sprint, dart, hasten, burn rubber (informal) go like the clappers Brit. (informal) hightail it U.S. (informal) wheech Scot. (informal)

verb 4. flick, whip, sweep, brush, wipe, twitch

verb 5. beat, mix vigorously, stir vigorously, whip, fluff up

noun 6. flick, sweep, brush, whip, wipe

noun 7. beater, mixer, blender

Translations

whisk [wɪsk] n (BRIT) (CULIN) → batidor m

vt (BRIT) (CULIN) → batir;

to whisk sb away or off → llevarse volando a algn

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whisk [wɪsk] n (Culin) → fouet m

vt [+ eggs] → fouetter, battre;

to whisk sb away or off → emmener qn rapidement

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whisk [wɪsk] n (Culin) → Schneebesen m

vt [+ cream, eggs] → schlagen;

to whisk sb away or off → jdn in Windeseile wegbringen

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whisk [wɪsk] n (CULIN) → frusta; frullino

vt → sbattere, frullare;

to whisk sb away or off → portar via qn a tutta velocità