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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
whisk       (hwĭsk, wĭsk)  Pronunciation Key 
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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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Whisking

Whisk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whisked; p. pr. & vb. n. Whisking.] [Cf. Dan. viske, Sw. viska, G. wischen, D. wisschen. See Whisk, n.]

1. 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.

2. To move with a quick, sweeping motion.

He that walks in gray, whisking his riding rod. --J. Fletcher.

I beg she would not impale worms, nor whisk carp out of one element into another. --Walpole.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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