Whisk Definition
wĭsk, hwĭsk
whisked, whisking, whisks
verb
whisked, whisking, whisks
To move, remove, carry, brush (away, off, out, etc.) forcefully and speedily, as with a quick, sweeping motion.
To whisk out a handkerchief, to whisk off crumbs.
Webster's New World
To whip (egg whites, cream, etc.)
Webster's New World
To move quickly, nimbly, or briskly.
Webster's New World
noun
whisks
The act of brushing with a quick, light, sweeping motion.
Webster's New World
Such a motion.
Webster's New World
A whiskbroom.
American Heritage
A small bunch of straw, twigs, hair, etc. used for brushing.
Webster's New World
A kitchen utensil consisting of wire loops fixed in a handle, for whipping egg whites, cream, etc.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Whisk
Noun
Singular:
whisk
Plural:
whisksOrigin of Whisk
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Middle English, from Old Norse visk (compare Danish visk), from Proto-Germanic *wisk- 'move quickly' (compare Old English wiscian 'to plait', granwisc 'awn', Dutch wis 'wisp', German Wisch), from Proto-Indo-European *u̯eis (compare Latin virga 'rod, switch', viscus 'entrails', Lithuanian vizgéti 'to tremble', Czech vechet 'wisp of straw', Sanskrit veÅŸka 'noose').
From Wiktionary
Middle English wisken of Scandinavian origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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