whisk
To move something with quick light sweeping motionsTo move something with quick light sweeping motions.
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» Beat the eggs with a whisk.
Schlagen Sie die Eier mit einem Schneebesen. — MUIRIEL
papabear · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 senses(transitive)To move something with quick light sweeping motions.
Vernon whisked the sawdust from his workbench.
wischen
сма́хиватьsmáxivatʹ, смахну́тьsmaxnútʹ
(transitive)In cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream.
The chef prepared to whisk the egg whites for the angel's food cake.
verquirlen
взбива́тьvzbivátʹ, взбитьvzbitʹ
whip with or as if with a wire whisk
(transitive)To move something rapidly and with no warning.
July 3, 1769, Horace Walpole, letter to the Earl of Strafford I beg she would not impale worms, nor whisk carp out of one element into another.
The governess whisked the children from the room before they could see their presents.
move somewhere quickly
(intransitive)To move lightly and nimbly.
The children whisked down the road to the fair, laughing and chattering as they went.
ю́ркнутьjúrknutʹ
move quickly and nimbly
(transitive)To move whiskers.
Examples
16 sentencesBeat the eggs with a whisk.
deSchlagen Sie die Eier mit einem Schneebesen. — MUIRIEL
Mary whisked some snow off her hat.
He was whisked away by the bodyguards.
Watch our new detergent whisk away stains.
They don't sell electric whisks in this shop.
deIn diesem Geschäft verkaufen sie kein Handrührgerät. — manese
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English whisk, borrowed from Old Norse visk, from Proto-Germanic *wiskaz, *wisFrom Middle English whisk, borrowed from Old Norse visk, from Proto-Germanic *wiskaz, *wiskō (“bundle of hay, wisp”), from Proto-Indo-European *weys-.
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Forms
whisks, whisking, whisked, whiskedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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.