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whisked |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Whisk \Whisk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whisked}; p. pr & vb n. {Whisking}.] [Cf. Dan. viske, Sw viska, G. wischen D. wisschen See {Whisk}, n.] 1. 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. 2. 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.
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