[
UK
/wˈɪsk/
]
[ US /ˈhwɪsk, ˈwɪsk/ ]
[ US /ˈhwɪsk, ˈwɪsk/ ]
VERB
-
whip with or as if with a wire whisk
whisk the eggs -
move quickly and nimbly
He whisked into the house - brush or wipe off lightly
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move somewhere quickly
The President was whisked away in his limo
NOUN
- a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream
- a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes
How To Use whisk In A Sentence
- Whisk the egg in a bowl and heat a little oil in a nonstick pan. Times, Sunday Times
- A great deal of whiskey is made in Scotland.
- In a second or three, take one high stakes football match, throw in that controversial miscall, stir it up with loads of angry fans, whisk in a few politicians, let it bake overnight and what you end up with is a tasty football ferrora (ph). CNN Transcript Nov 20, 2009
- Put all the fruit in a saucepan on a gentle heat and add a couple of tablespoons of caster sugar and a slug of something pleasantly alcoholic such as brandy, whisky or even sherry.
- The narrator is somewhat sardonic about his guests and is perhaps influenced by the three whiskies he's had and the cleanskin he's finishing up with.
- Distilled in the old Irish tradition this pure pot still single malt whiskey uses only the most natural Irish ingredients of barley and fresh spring water.
- Gradually pour half of hot milk mixture over yolks while whisking constantly.
- One sheriff admitted handing out 6000 certificates, for which he was either paid a shilling or given a dram of whisky.
- A table at the bottom compared the calorie content of 100 ml of beer with the same amount of gin, rum, whisky, cognac and wine.
- On the ground she was fêted with lavish hospitality by friends waiting at every far-flung airfield to whisk her off to a celebratory feast.