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whisk (hwĭsk, wĭsk)

[Middle English wisken, of Scandinavian origin.]

verb: whisked, whisk·ing, whisks. 

transitive verb 

  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).

intransitive verb 

To move lightly, nimbly, and rapidly.

noun 

  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.