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.] |
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| This done, the industrious beavers indulged in a little recreation, chasing each other about the pond, dodging and whisking about on the surface, or diving to the bottom; and in their frolic, often slapping their tails on the water with a loud clacking sound. The coachman, Terenty, fastened the horses, who kept whisking away the flies, to a tree, and, treading down the grass, lay down in the shade of a birch and smoked his shag, while the never-ceasing shrieks of delight of the children floated across to him from the bathing-place. The pigeons were already whisking around the car; they were even surrounding the balloon, the sides of which, reflecting their illumination, looked as though enveloped with a network of fire. |