Meaning of Whisk | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A quick, light sweeping motion.
2. The card game whist.
   obsolete, uncountable
3. A kitchen utensil, now usually made from stiff wire loops fixed to a handle (and formerly of twigs), used for whipping (or a mechanical device with the same function).
4. A bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush.
5. A small handheld broom with a small (or no) handle.
6. A plane used by coopers for evening chines.
7. A kind of cape, forming part of a woman's dress.

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Examples

“With a quick whisk, she swept the cat from the pantry with her broom.”

“He used a whisk to whip up a light and airy souffle.”

“Peter dipped the whisk in lather and applied it to his face, so he could start shaving.”

“I used a whisk to sweep the counter, then a push-broom for the floor.”

“My wife in her new lace whiske.”

“Trump, noddy, whisk, hole[…]”

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