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- Dictionarywhisk/wɪsk/
verb
- 1. take or move (someone or something) somewhere suddenly and quickly: "he whisked her off to Paris for a few days" Similar
- 2. beat or stir (a substance, especially cream or eggs) with a light, rapid movement. Similar
noun
- 1. a utensil for whipping eggs or cream. Similar
- 2. a bunch of grass, twigs, or bristles for removing dust or flies.
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WHISK definition: 1. to take something or someone somewhere else suddenly and quickly: 2. to beat eggs, cream, etc…. Learn more.
The meaning of WHISK is a quick light brushing or whipping motion. How to use whisk in a sentence.
Whisk definition: to move with a rapid, sweeping stroke. See examples of WHISK used in a sentence.
verb. 1. (tr; often foll by away or off) to brush, sweep, or wipe off lightly. 2. (transitive) to move, carry, etc, with a light or rapid sweeping motion. the taxi whisked us to the airport. 3. (intransitive) to move, go, etc, quickly and nimbly. to whisk downstairs for a drink.
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 .]
When you whisk something, you stir it quickly and lightly with a kitchen tool also called a whisk. Grab that whisk and whisk those eggs! Most whisks have long handles and curved wire loops, a design that makes it easy to beat air into ingredients as you whisk them.
Definition of whisk noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
