whisk

v., whisked, whisk·ing, whisks.

v.tr.

1. To move or cause to move with quick light sweeping motions: whisked crumbs off the table; whisked the children away.
2. To whip (eggs or cream).

v.intr.
To move lightly, nimbly, and rapidly.

n.

1. A quick light sweeping motion.
2. A whiskbroom.
3. A small bunch, as of twigs or hair, attached to a handle and used in brushing.
4. A kitchen utensil, usually in the form of stiff, thin wire loops attached to a handle, used for whipping foodstuffs.

[Middle English wisken, of Scandinavian origin.]

[HWIHSK; WIHSK] Also called a whip, this kitchen utensil consists of a series of looped wires forming a three-dimensional teardrop shape. The wires are joined and held together with a long handle. Whisks are used for whipping ingredients (such as cream, eggs, sauces, etc.), thereby incorporating air into them. They come in different sizes for different tasks and are most often made of stainless steel or tinned steel.

verb

1. To move swiftly: bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt², race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour², shoot, speed, sprint, tear¹, trot, whirl, whiz, wing, zip, zoom. Informal hotfoot, rip. Slang barrel, highball. Chiefly British nip¹. Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, stepjumpon it. See move/halt.
2. To mix rapidly to a frothy consistency: beat, whip. See assemble/disassemble, repetition.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - viske, piske, feje, slå med halen, fare afsted
v. intr. - slå med halen, fare afsted
n. - dusk, visk, piskeris, strøg, strejf

Nederlands (Dutch)
klutsen, snel vegen, gard, handmixer

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Culin) battre, emmener rapidement/d'urgence, enlever d'un geste rapide, fouetter
v. intr. - entrer précipitamment, partir rapidement
n. - (Culin) fouet, batteur, coup (de queue)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schneebesen, Wedel, wischende Bewegung
v. - (mit dem Schneebesen) schlagen, wischen, hastig nehmen, in Windeseile bringen, huschen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - χτυπητήρι (αβγών κ.λπ.), μυγοσκοτώστρα, αστραπιαία κίνηση, τίναγμα
v. - κινώ αστραπιαία, κτυπώ, ανακατεύω (κρέμα κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
frullare, frullino

Português (Portuguese)
n. - espanador (m), batedor de ovos (m)
v. - bater ovos

Русский (Russian)
веничек, сбивалка, легкое быстрое движение, смахивать, сгонять, быстро уносить, взмахивать, сбивать (белки)

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - batir, sacudir, arrancar, cepillar, barrer
v. intr. - escurrirse rápidamente, pasar de prisa
n. - batidor, movimiento rápido, movimiento de escobilla o cepillo, plumero, escobilla, matamoscas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - dammvippa, viska, tofs, knippe, visp, viftning
v. - vifta, köra, fara, rusa, vispa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
扫, 挥动, 拂, 飞奔, 扫帚, 搅拌器, 毛掸子

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 掃, 揮動, 拂
v. intr. - 飛奔
n. - 掃帚, 攪拌器, 毛撣子

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (먼지 등을) 털다, 휙 채가다, (채찍 등을) 털듯이 흔들다
v. intr. - 휙 움직이다, 휙 사라지다
n. - (짚 등으로 엮어 만든) 작은 비, (달걀, 크림 등의) 거품기

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 払う, 払いのける, さっと運ぶ, かき混ぜる, さっと振る
n. - 小ぼうき, 泡立て器, 払うこと

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المخفقه أي خفاقه البيض والكريما, مقشه, منشه, محوقه, مذبه, مسحه سريعه خفيفه, ضربه لطيفه خاطفه, انطلاق سريع, حركه سريعه (فعل) يتحرك أو ينطلق بخفه ورشاقه, يحرك أو ينقل برشاقه, يحرك ذنبه, يخفق البيض, يكنس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮טאטא, הבריש, הקציף, טרף, העביר בקלות או במהירות, סילק, נפנף‬
v. intr. - ‮נע קלות או מהר‬
n. - ‮מברשת, מקצף, מטרף, מטאטא קטן, תנועה מהירה, תנופה‬

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