Whisk word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "whisk" word
[noun] a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream
[verb] whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs"
[verb] brush or wipe off lightly
[verb] move somewhere quickly; "The President was whisked away in his limo"
[verb] move quickly and nimbly; "He whisked into the house"
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\Whisk\, n. [Probably for wisk, and of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. visk a wisp; akin to Dan. visk, Sw. viska, D. wisch, OHG. wisc, G. wisch. See {Wisp}.] 1. The act of whisking; a rapid, sweeping motion, as of something light; a sudden motion or quick puff. This first sad whisk Takes off thy dukedom; thou art but an earl. --J. Fletcher. 2. A small bunch of grass, straw, twigs, hair, or the like, used for a brush; hence, a brush or small besom, as of broom corn. 3. A small culinary instrument made of wire, or the like, for whisking or beating eggs, cream, etc. --Boyle. 4. A kind of cape, forming part of a woman's dress. My wife in her new lace whisk. --Pepys. 5. An impertinent fellow. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. 6. A plane used by coopers for evening chines.
\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.
\Whisk\, v. i. To move nimbly at with velocity; to make a sudden agile movement.
Synonyms for whisk
whip, whisk off, whiskbroom
See also: beat | bring | broom | convey | go | locomote | mixer | move | pass over | scramble | take | travel | whip up | whomp up | wipe |
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Let's analyse "whisk" as pure text. This string has Five letters in One syllable and One vowel. 20% of vowels is 18.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: KSIHW. Average typing speed for these characters is 1430 milliseconds. [info]





Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
whisk: 9 = 9, reduced: 9 . and the final result is Nine. |
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