Synonyms of whisk

whisk 1 of 2

noun

ˈ(h)wisk 

as in flap

a quick jerky movement from side to side or up and down

with a whisk of the broom, the dirt was gone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flap
• flick
• swish
• switch
• wave
• wag
• whip
• flutter
• twitch
• nod
• shake
• waggle
• rock
• swing
• jerk
• wiggle
• sway
• oscillation
• jolt
• waver
• bob
• snap
• jiggle

whisk

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to accelerate

to cause to move or proceed fast or faster

the museum guide kept whisking us along, telling us there was much more we had to see

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accelerate
• rush
• push
• hurry
• speed (up)
• hasten
• urge
• encourage
• quicken
• stir
• facilitate
• drive
• bundle
• fast-track
• propel
• race
• spur
• aid
• prod
• expedite
• goad
• dispatch
• ease

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brake
• slow (down)
• decelerate
• retard
• restrain
• interfere (with)
• hinder
• impede
• delay
• stop
• tie up
• hold back
• hold up
• rein (in)
• hamper
• hobble
• check
• stay
• encumber
• arrest
• stall
• fetter
• shackle
• trammel
• still
• manacle

2

as in to flow

to move or proceed smoothly and readily

now that the highway has been widened, traffic just whisks along

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flow
• glide
• sail
• brush
• drift
• slide
• slip
• sweep
• fly
• breeze
• cruise
• coast
• stream
• bowl
• race
• speed
• roll
• skim
• rush

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• struggle
• limp
• trudge
• flounder
• stumble
• shuffle
• lumber
• plod
• stamp
• stomp
• tramp
• stump
• labor
• toil
• shamble

3

as in to speed

to proceed or move quickly

whisked through the crowd and delivered the urgent message

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speed
• travel
• fly
• scurry
• hurry
• race
• drive
• rush
• trot
• chase
• zip
• jump
• scoot
• run
• bowl
• dart
• blow
• buzz
• dash
• scuttle
• step
• rip
• whirl
• jet
• tear
• breeze
• motor
• zoom
• shoot
• bolt
• blast
• hurl
• hasten
• crack (on)
• hie
• rocket
• belt
• rustle
• jog
• barrel
• hustle
• beat it
• course
• hurtle
• ram
• bustle
• bundle
• careen
• nip
• hare
• bomb
• highball
• blaze
• make tracks
• step on it
• gallop
• hump
• career
• get a move on
• pelt
• shake a leg
• hotfoot (it)
• flit
• scamper
• cannonball
• accelerate
• whizz
• whiz
• sprint
• overtake
• streak
• outrun
• step out
• beetle
• quicken
• stampede
• outpace
• scuffle
• catch up
• outstrip
• scud
• arrow
• fast-forward
• beeline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drag
• creep
• crawl
• linger
• poke
• hang (around or out)
• tarry
• poke
• stroll
• lag
• dawdle
• loiter
• saunter
• shuffle
• amble
• slow (down or up)
• decelerate
• lumber
• plod
• dillydally
• dally

Examples of whisk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Add the mixture to the dry ingredients and whisk until smooth. —Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 6 Sep. 2024

Electric whisk frother: on sale for $18.78 Original price: $21.19 Create coffee house drinks in your kitchen with ease using this electric whisk frother. —Nora Colomer, Fox News, 9 Aug. 2024

Verb

Enter Alexandre and Retro Tour Bordeaux, an Airbnb experience where you’re whisked between tastings in the sidecar of a motorcycle. —Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Oct. 2024

Toni and Bri are then whisked away to a fancy corporate Christmas retreat in the snowy Vermont mountains by handsome business mogul, Justin (McNally), whose crush on Toni is real even if her legal career isn’t. —EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024