whisk
pronunciation
How to pronounce whisk in British English:
UK [wɪsk]
How to pronounce whisk in American English:
US [hwɪsk, wɪsk]
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- Noun:
- a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream
- a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes
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- Verb:
- move somewhere quickly
- move quickly and nimbly
- brush or wipe off lightly
- whip with or as if with a wire whisk
Word Origin
- whisk
- whisk: see whist
- whisk (n.)
- late 14c., "quick stroke, sweeping movement," probably from Old Norse visk "wisp of hay, something to sweep with," from Proto-Germanic *wisk- "move quickly" (cognates: Danish visk "broom," Middle Dutch wisch, Dutch wis, Old High German wisc, German wisch "wisp, brush"), from PIE root *weis- "to turn, twist" (cognates: Sanskrit veskah "noose," Czech vechet "a wisp of straw," Old English wiscian "to plait," weoxian "to clean" with a whisk or brush). Unetymological spelling with wh- is from 1570s. Meaning "implement for beating eggs, etc." first recorded 1660s.
- whisk (v.)
- late 15c., "move with a rapid sweeping motion" (intransitive), from a Scandinavian source (compare Danish viske "to wipe, rub, sponge," Norwegian, Swedish viska "wipe," also "wag the tail"), from the source of whisk (n.). Transitive sense is from 1510s; meaning "to brush or sweep (something) lightly over a surface" is from 1620s. Related: Whisked; whisking.
Example
- 1. Pour over chopped chocolate and whisk until smooth .
- 2. When the butter stops foaming and bubbling , add the chocolate , and whisk until the mixture is smooth .
- 3. Add the mango puree , stirring with a whisk .
- 4. Whisk the egg white until stiff , fold in the cucumber mixture and smooth over the face avoiding the eyes and mouth area .
- 5. The solution : slowly whisk a thin stream of the hot milk mixture into beaten raw eggs in a bowl .