whisk away
To remove something or someone suddenly and quicklyTo remove something or someone suddenly and quickly.
» He was whisked away by the bodyguards.
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2 senses(transitive)To remove something or someone suddenly and quickly.
The garbage truck whisked away the trash bin.
take away quickly and suddenly
(idiomatic, transitive)To take (a person) on a surprise romantic journey.
Examples
4 sentencesHe was whisked away by the bodyguards.
Watch our new detergent whisk away stains.
Everything changed when she was whisked away to the neonatal intensive care unit for observation.
You're not Cinderella, there's no carriage waiting to whisk you away to the ball!
Translations
1 languagesForms
whisks away, whisking away, whisked away, whisked away| Base form | whisk away · to whisk away |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | whisks away |
| Present participle | whisking away |
| Past simple | whisked away |
| Past participle | whisked away |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.