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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.

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[Middle English wisken, of Scandinavian origin.]

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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

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whisk

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 huitaista, kiikuttaa à toute allure faire disparaître; 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 잽싸게 옮겨가다 pagriebti, pačiupti ātri aiznest/aizvest/aizslaucīt mengibas-ngibas snel verwijderen, vervoeren feie, koste; av gårde dra 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) 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 vispata battre מַקצֵף चम्मच से फेंटना tući (jaja) felver (habot) mengocok þeyta sbattere 泡立てる (달걀·크림 등을) 거품나게 하다 plakti sakult (olas u.tml.) memukul; memutar kloppen piske ubijać bater (ovos) a bate (ouăle etc.) сбивать (мутовкой) šľahať stepati umutiti vispa ตี çırpmak 打蛋 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 pyyhkäisy coup (de) תְּנוּעָה מְהִירָה फेंटाई metenje suhintás sambaran, kocokan snögg stroka/hreyfing colpo さっと動くこと 홱 움직이기 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 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