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whisk
(wĭsk, hwĭsk)v. whisked, whisk·ing, whisks
v.tr.
1. To move or cause to move with quick light sweeping motions: whisked crumbs off the table; whisked the children away.
2. To whip (eggs or cream).
v.intr.
To move lightly, nimbly, and rapidly.
n.
1. A quick light sweeping motion.
2. A whiskbroom.
3. A small bunch, as of twigs or hair, attached to a handle and used in brushing.
4. A kitchen utensil, usually in the form of stiff, thin wire loops attached to a handle, used for whipping foodstuffs.
[Middle English wisken, of Scandinavian origin.]
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whisk
(wɪsk)vb
1. (tr; often foll by away or off) to brush, sweep, or wipe off lightly
2. (tr) to move, carry, etc, with a light or rapid sweeping motion: the taxi whisked us to the airport.
3. (intr) to move, go, etc, quickly and nimbly: to whisk downstairs for a drink.
4. (Cookery) (tr) to whip (eggs, cream, etc) to a froth
n
5. the act of whisking
6. a light rapid sweeping movement or stroke
7. (Cookery) a utensil, often incorporating a coil of wires, for whipping eggs, etc
8. (Tools) a small brush or broom
9. a small bunch or bundle, as of grass, straw, etc
[C14: from Old Norse visk wisp; related to Middle Dutch wisch, Old High German wisc]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
whisk
(ʰwɪsk, wɪsk)v.t.
1. to move with a rapid sweeping stroke: to whisk the dishes off the table.
2. to sweep with a whisk broom or brush.
3. to draw, snatch, etc., lightly and rapidly: to whisk a child from danger.
4. to whip to a froth, as eggs, or blend, as a sauce, using a whisk.
v.i. 5. to sweep or pass lightly and rapidly.
n. 6. an act of whisking.
7. a rapid sweeping stroke.
8. whisk broom.
9. a small bunch of grass, straw, hair, or the like, esp. for use in brushing.
10. an implement, usu. wire loops held together in a handle, for beating or whipping eggs, cream, etc.
[1325–75; (n.) Middle English (Scots) wysk rapid sweeping movement < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse, Norwegian visk wisp, Swedish viska besom]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Whisk
a bundle or tuft of twigs, hair, feathers, etc.; a small bunch of grass; a swarm of insects moving quickly. Also, wisp.Examples: whisk of feathers; flowers, 1848; of mushroom fly, 1867; of hair; of insects; of straw, 1862; of twigs.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
whisk
Past participle: whisked
Gerund: whisking
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whisk
To beat air into eggs, cream or batter using a looped wire utensil (a whisk).
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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| Noun | 1. |  whisk - a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or creammixer - a kitchen utensil that is used for mixing foods |
| 2. |  whisk - a small short-handled broom used to brush clothesbroom - a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle | |
| Verb | 1. | whisk - move somewhere quickly; "The President was whisked away in his limo" |
| 2. | whisk - move quickly and nimbly; "He whisked into the house" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" | |
| 3. | whisk - brush or wipe off lightly | |
| 4. |  whisk - whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs"cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" |
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whisk
verb
noun
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
whisk
verb1. To move swiftly:
bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt, race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour, shoot, speed, sprint, tear, trot, whirl, whiz, wing, zip, zoom.
Chiefly British: nip.
Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, step on it.
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Translations
حَرَكَه خاطِفَهمِخْفَقَةمِخْفَقَهيَخْفُقيُزيل أو يَنْقُل بِحَرَكَةٍ خاطِفَه
šlehač
piskerisfejefejenpiske
huitaisu
mješač za snijeg
elröppentfelverlekap
òeytaòeytarisnögg stroka/hreyfingsópa; skjótast
素早い動き
털기
pačiuptipagriebimasplaktuvas
ātri aiznest/aizvest/aizslaucītputojamaissakultvēciensvēziens
rýchlo dopraviťšľahačzmiesť
mešalnikstepati
visp
การตีให้เข้ากัน เช่นตีไข่กับครีม
birden alıp götürmekçırpmaçırpma teliçırpmakhızla alıp ortadan kaldırmak
dụng cụ đánh trứng
whisk
[wɪsk]A. N
1. (= fly whisk) → matamoscas m inv
B. VT
1. (Culin) → batir
C. VI he whisked past me as I was coming in → cuando entraba, le vi pasar de largo a toda velocidad
whisk away
A. VT + ADV
1. (= shake off) [+ dust] → quitar con un movimiento brusco
the horse whisked the flies away with its tail → el caballo ahuyentó las moscas con la cola
the horse whisked the flies away with its tail → el caballo ahuyentó las moscas con la cola
2. (= take) the waiter whisked the dishes away → el camarero se llevó los platos en seguida
she whisked it away from me → me lo arrebató
she whisked it away from me → me lo arrebató
B. VI + ADV → desaparecer de repente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
whisk
n
vt
(Cook) → schlagen; eggs → verquirlen; to whisk the eggs into the mixture → die Eier unter die Masse einrühren
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
whisk
[wɪsk]1. n (Culin) (also hand whisk) → frusta, frullino a mano (also electric whisk) → frullino elettrico
with a whisk of its tail → con un colpo di coda
with a whisk of its tail → con un colpo di coda
2. vt
b. whisk the eggs into the mixture → incorporare le uova all'impasto mescolando energicamente
the horse whisked the flies away with its tail → il cavallo scacciava le mosche con la coda
the waiter whisked the dishes away → il cameriere tolse in fretta i piatti
they whisked him off to a meeting → lo trascinarono di gran fretta a una riunione
the horse whisked the flies away with its tail → il cavallo scacciava le mosche con la coda
the waiter whisked the dishes away → il cameriere tolse in fretta i piatti
they whisked him off to a meeting → lo trascinarono di gran fretta a una riunione
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
whisk
(wisk) verb1. to sweep, or cause to move, rapidly. He whisked the dirty dishes off the table; He whisked her off to the doctor.
2. to beat (eggs etc) with a fork or whisk.
noun1. a rapid, sweeping motion.
2. a kitchen tool made of wire etc, for beating eggs, cream etc.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
whisk
→ مِخْفَقَة šlehač piskeris Wischen ξεσκονιστήρι batidor huitaisu fouet mješač za snijeg frusta 素早い動き 털기 garde pisking trzepaczka batedeira взмах visp การตีให้เข้ากัน เช่นตีไข่กับครีม yumurta çırpıcısı dụng cụ đánh trứng 打蛋器Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009