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Noun: whisk  wisk
  1. A mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream
    "She used a whisk to beat the egg whites until stiff peaks formed"
     
  2. A small short-handled broom used to brush clothes
    "He used a whisk broom to remove lint from his suit jacket";
    - whisk broom
Verb: whisk  wisk
  1. Move somewhere quickly
    "The President was whisked away in his limo"; "She whisked off to the store before it closed";
    - whisk off
     
  2. Move quickly and nimbly
    "He whisked into the house"
     
  3. Brush or wipe off lightly
    "She whisked the crumbs off the table"; "He whisked off the dust from his coat";
    - whisk off
     
  4. Beat with or as if with a wire whisk
    "whisk the eggs";
    - whip

Derived forms: whisked, whisking, whisks

See also: whip up

Type of: beat, bring, broom, convey, go, locomote, mixer, move, scramble, take, travel, wipe

Encyclopedia: Whisk