whisk in English dictionary

  • whisk

    Meanings and definitions of "whisk"

    • A quick, light sweeping motion.
    • A kitchen utensil, made from stiff wire loops fixed to a handle, used for whipping (or a mechanical device with the same function).
    • A bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush.
    • A small handheld broom with a small (or no) handle.
    • (transitive) To move something with quick light sweeping motions.
    • (transitive) In cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream.
    • (transitive) To move something rapidly and with no warning.
    • (intransitive) To move lightly and nimbly.
    • noun
      A quick, light sweeping motion.
    • noun
      A kitchen utensil, made from stiff wire loops fixed to a handle, used for whipping (or a mechanical device with the same function).
    • noun
      A bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush.
    • noun
      A small handheld broom with a small (or no) handle.
    • noun
      A plane used by coopers for evening chines.
    • noun
      A kind of cape, forming part of a woman's dress.
    • noun
      (archaic)
      An impertinent fellow.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      The card game whist.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To move something with quick light sweeping motions.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      In cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To move something rapidly and with no warning.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To move lightly and nimbly.
    • A quick, light sweeping motion
    • kitchen utensil
    • A bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush
    • A small handheld broom with a small (or no) handle
    • to move something with quick light sweeping motions
    • in cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream
    • to move lightly and nimbly
    • noun
      a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream
    • noun
      a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes
    • verb
      brush or wipe off lightly
    • verb
      move quickly and nimbly; "He whisked into the house"
    • verb
      move somewhere quickly; "The President was whisked away in his limo"
    • verb
      whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs"

    Synonyms of "whisk" in English dictionary

    convey, broom, whisk off are the top synonyms of "whisk" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of whisk

    • whisk ( plural  whisks)
    • lp  liczba pojedyncza whisk, lm  liczba mnoga whisks whisk, whisked, he whisks, be whisking
    • whisk ( third-person singular simple present whisks, present participle whisking, simple past and past participle whisked)
    • whisk (plural whisks)
    • whisk (uncountable)
    • whisk (third-person singular simple present whisks, present participle whisking, simple past and past participle whisked)
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