1
: a quick light brushing or whipping motion
2
a
: a usually wire kitchen utensil used for beating food by hand
b
: a flexible bunch (as of twigs, feathers, or straw) attached to a handle for use as a brush
whisked; whisking; whisks
: to move nimbly and quickly
1
: to move or convey briskly
whisked the children off to bed
2
: to mix or fluff up by or as if by beating with a whisk
whisk egg whites
3
: to brush or wipe off lightly
Examples of whisk in a Sentence
Noun
with a whisk of the broom, the dirt was gone
Verb
Whisk the eggs with the cream until the mixture thickens.
She whisked the children off to bed.
The taxi whisked me to the airport.
The waitress whisked my plate away before I was finished eating.
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Scott Simon, NPR, 8 Mar. 2025
Add the egg whites: In the clean bowl of the electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whip the egg whites and cream of tartar on medium speed until soft peaks form, 4-5 minutes.
—Peter Burke, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
Theo Karantsalis, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
In large bowl, whisk together cornstarch, garlic powder, white pepper and salt.
—Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Mix grains of cobalt, mined in Labrador, with potash, quarried in Saskatchewan, and whisks of beaver tail, all of it steeped over sharp, jagged Yukon ice.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 8 Mar. 2025
Add the egg whites: In the clean bowl of the electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whip the egg whites and cream of tartar on medium speed until soft peaks form, 4-5 minutes.
—Peter Burke, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
An estimated 62,000 vehicles, on a daily basis, whisk under the 1,400-long prefab concrete pedestrian bridge that crosses U.S. 27 at Red Road, or Okeechobee Road and West Fourth Avenue, according to the Florida Department of Transportation.
—Theo Karantsalis, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
In large bowl, whisk together cornstarch, garlic powder, white pepper and salt.
—Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Whisk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whisk. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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whisk
1 of 2 noun
ˈhwisk 
ˈwisk
1
: a quick brush or sweep
a whisk of the hand
2
: a small kitchen utensil used for beating food
3
whisk
2 of 2 verb1
: to move easily and quickly
squirrels whisked up the trees
2
: to move or carry briskly
whisked the children off to bed
3
: to mix or fluff up by or as if by beating with a whisk
whisk eggs
4
: to brush or wipe off lightly
whisk the lint off your skirt
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