whisk

Definitions

1. 1.The act of whisking; a rapid, sweeping motion, as of something light; a sudden motion or quick puff. This first sad whisk Takes off thy dukedom; thou art but an earl. J. Fletcher.
2. 2.A small bunch of grass, straw, twigs, hair, or the like, used for a brush; hence, a brush or small besom, as of broom corn.
3. 3.A small culinary instrument made of wire, or the like, for whisking or beating eggs, cream, etc. Boyle.
4. 4.A kind of cape, forming part of a woman's dress. My wife in her new lace whisk. Pepys.
5. 5.An impertinent fellow. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
6. 6.A plane used by coopers for evening chines.
7. 7.To sweep, brush, or agitate, with a light, rapid motion; as, to whisk dust from a table; to whisk the white of eggs into a froth.
8. 8.To move with a quick, sweeping motion. He that walks in gray, whisking his riding rod. J. Fletcher. I beg she would not impale worms, nor whisk carp out of one element into another. Walpole.
9. 9.To move nimbly at with velocity; to make a sudden agile movement.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is the act of whisking; a rapid, sweeping motion, as of something light; a sudden motion or quick puff. This first sad whisk Takes off thy dukedom; thou art but an earl. J. Fletcher called?
• What is a small bunch of grass, straw, twigs, hair, or the like, used for a brush; hence, a brush or small besom, as of broom corn called?
• What is a small culinary instrument made of wire, or the like, for whisking or beating eggs, cream, etc. Boyle called?
• What is a kind of cape, forming part of a woman's dress. My wife in her new lace whisk. Pepys called?
• What is an impertinent fellow. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell called?
• What is a plane used by coopers for evening chines called?
• What is to sweep, brush, or agitate, with a light, rapid motion; as, to whisk dust from a table; to whisk the white of eggs into a froth called?
• What is to move with a quick, sweeping motion. He that walks in gray, whisking his riding rod. J. Fletcher. I beg she would not impale worms, nor whisk carp out of one element into another. Walpole called?
• What is to move nimbly at with velocity; to make a sudden agile movement called?