whisk (hw sk, 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 [wɪsk]
vb
1. (tr; often foll by away or off) to brush, sweep, or wipe off lightly
2. (tr) to move, carry, etc., with a light or rapid sweeping motion the taxi whisked us to the airport
3. (intr) to move, go, etc., quickly and nimbly to whisk downstairs for a drink
4. (Cookery) (tr) to whip (eggs, cream, etc.) to a froth
n
1. the act of whisking
2. a light rapid sweeping movement or stroke
3. (Cookery) a utensil, often incorporating a coil of wires, for whipping eggs, etc.
4. (Engineering / Tools) a small brush or broom
5. a small bunch or bundle, as of grass, straw, etc.
[from Old Norse visk wisp; related to Middle Dutch wisch, Old High German wisc]
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.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  whisk - a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or creammixer - a kitchen utensil that is used for mixing foods |
| 2. |  whisk - a small short-handled broom used to brush clothesbroom - 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" |
| 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 | |
| 4. |  whisk - whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs"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" |
whisk
Translations
whisk [wɪsk]
A. N
1. (= fly whisk) → matamoscas m inv
B. VT
1. (Culin) → batir
C. VI he whisked past me as I was coming in → cuando entraba, le vi pasar de largo a toda velocidad
whisk away
A. VT + ADV
1. (= shake off) [+ dust] → quitar con un movimiento brusco
the horse whisked the flies away with its tail → el caballo ahuyentó las moscas con la cola
the horse whisked the flies away with its tail → el caballo ahuyentó las moscas con la cola
2. (= take) the waiter whisked the dishes away → el camarero se llevó los platos en seguida
she whisked it away from me → me lo arrebató
she whisked it away from me → me lo arrebató
B. VI + ADV → desaparecer de repente
whisk
n
vt
(Cook) → schlagen; eggs → verquirlen; to whisk the eggs into the mixture → die Eier unter die Masse einrühren
whisk [wɪsk]
whisk [wɪsk]
1. n (Culin) (also hand whisk) → frusta, frullino a mano (also electric whisk) → frullino elettrico
with a whisk of its tail → con un colpo di coda
with a whisk of its tail → con un colpo di coda
2. vt
a. (Culin) → frullare, sbattere; (egg whites) → montare a neve
b. whisk the eggs into the mixture → incorporare le uova all'impasto mescolando energicamente
the horse whisked the flies away with its tail → il cavallo scacciava le mosche con la coda
the waiter whisked the dishes away → il cameriere tolse in fretta i piatti
they whisked him off to a meeting → lo trascinarono di gran fretta a una riunione
the horse whisked the flies away with its tail → il cavallo scacciava le mosche con la coda
the waiter whisked the dishes away → il cameriere tolse in fretta i piatti
they whisked him off to a meeting → lo trascinarono di gran fretta a una riunione
whisk [wɪsk]
1. n (Culin) (also hand whisk) → frusta, frullino a mano (also electric whisk) → frullino elettrico
with a whisk of its tail → con un colpo di coda
with a whisk of its tail → con un colpo di coda
2. vt
a. (Culin) → frullare, sbattere; (egg whites) → montare a neve
b. whisk the eggs into the mixture → incorporare le uova all'impasto mescolando energicamente
the horse whisked the flies away with its tail → il cavallo scacciava le mosche con la coda
the waiter whisked the dishes away → il cameriere tolse in fretta i piatti
they whisked him off to a meeting → lo trascinarono di gran fretta a una riunione
the horse whisked the flies away with its tail → il cavallo scacciava le mosche con la coda
the waiter whisked the dishes away → il cameriere tolse in fretta i piatti
they whisked him off to a meeting → lo trascinarono di gran fretta a una riunione
v whisk [wisk]
1 to sweep, or cause to move, rapidly He whisked the dirty dishes off the table; He whisked her off to the doctor. wegvoer يُزيل أو يَنْقُل بِحَرَكَةٍ خاطِفَه (из)бутам smést; ihned dopravit feje; trække af sted med wischen, schnellstens bringen αρπάζω, παίρνω γρήγορα llevar rápidamente pühkima, lennutama جاروب کردن huiskauttaa faire disparaître à toute allure; emmener immédiatement לְהָחִיש जल्दी या झट से ले जाना naglo pomaknuti lekap; elröppent menyambar, mengangkat, membawa seseorang sópa; skjótast (með) (portare via) さっと動かす (먼지 따위를) 털어내다 pagriebti, pačiupti ātri aiznest/aizvest/aizslaucīt mengibas-ngibas snel verwijderen, vervoeren feie, koste; dra av gårde med śmignąć, porwać levar a lua repede; a se mişca repede быстро уносить, уводить (prudko) zmiesť; odniesť; rýchlo dopraviť hitro odnesti, odpraviti skloniti vispa, förpassa [] ตี; ปั่น; ปัดกวาด birden alıp götürmek, hızla alıp ortadan kaldırmak 拂去，催促快速行動 змахувати جھاڑو دینا vụt, đập 拂（去）
2 to beat (eggs etc) with a fork or whisk. klop, klits يَخْفُق разбивам šlehat piske schlagen χτυπώ κτ. με πιρούνι ή χτυπητήρι batir vispeldama شکستن vatkata battre מַקצֵף चम्मच से फेंटना tući (jaja) felver (habot) mengocok þeyta sbattere 泡立てる 빨리 휘젓다 plakti sakult (olas u.tml.) memukul; memutar kloppen piske ubijać bater (ovos) a bate (ouăle etc.) сбивать (мутовкой) šľahať stepati umutiti vispa ตี çırpmak 攪打(蛋等) збивати پھینٹنا đánh kem 打蛋
n
1 a rapid, sweeping motion. vinnig beweeg حَرَكَه خاطِفَه бързо движение šlehnutí fejen das Wischen τίναγμα, γρήγορη (σαρωτική) κίνηση sacudida, movimiento rápido pühkimine حرکت سريع و جزيى huiske coup (de) תְּנוּעָה מְהִירָה फेंटाई metenje suhintás sambaran, kocokan snögg stroka/hreyfing colpo さっと動くこと (가볍게) 털기 pagriebimas vēciens; vēziens melibas-libas zwiep raskt strøk, feiende bevegelse śmignięcie batedela mişcare rapidă быстрое движение švihnutie, šibnutie hiter gib vitlanje svepande rörelse การปัดกวาดอย่างเร็ว çırpma 拂 швидкий рух تیز حرکت cái vụt 拂
2 a kitchen tool made of wire etc, for beating eggs, cream etc. klopinstrument مِخْفَقَه бъркалка šlehač piskeris der Schneebesen χτυπητήρι, σύρμα batidora vispel هم زن vispilä fouet מַקצֵף चंवर metlica za tučenje jaja, vrhnja habverő alat pengocok þeytari frullino, frusta 泡立器 (달걀, 크림용) 거품내는 기구 plaktuvas (olu u.tml.) putojamais pemukul telur klopper visp trzepaczka batedor tel мутовка šľahač metlica žica za mućenje visp เครื่องตีไข่หรือครีม çırpma teli 打蛋器 віничок تار وغیرہ کا بنا ہوا اوزار جس سے انڈا پھینٹتے ہیں cái đánh trứng, kem 打蛋器
whisk → مَضْرَب šlehnutí piskeris Wischen ξεσκονιστήρι batidor huitaisu fouet tučenje frusta 素早い動き 털기 garde pisking trzepaczka batedeira взмах visp การตีให้เข้ากัน เช่นตีไข่กับครีม yumurta çırpıcısı cái vẫy nhẹ 扫帚
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