whisking


whisk

W5127100 (wĭsk, hwĭsk)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.]