[hwisk, wisk] 
| 1. | to move with a rapid, sweeping stroke: She whisked everything off the table with her arm. |
| 2. | to sweep (dust, crumbs, etc., or a surface) with a whisk broom, brush, or the like. |
| 3. | to draw, snatch, carry, etc., lightly and rapidly: He whisked the money into his pocket. |
| 4. | to whip (eggs, cream, etc.) to a froth with a whisk or beating instrument. |
| 5. | to sweep, pass, or go lightly and rapidly. |
| 6. | an act of whisking. |
| 7. | a rapid, sweeping stroke; light, rapid movement. |
| 8. | whisk broom. |
| 9. | a small bunch of grass, straw, hair, or the like, esp. for use in brushing. |
| 10. | an implement, usually a bunch of wire loops held together in a handle, for beating or whipping eggs, cream, etc. |
| whisk (hwĭsk, wĭsk) v. whisked, whisk·ing, whisks v. tr.
To move lightly, nimbly, and rapidly. n.
[Middle English wisken, of Scandinavian origin.] |