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单词 whisk
释义

whisk1 /(h)wisk/

transitive verb
  1. To move quickly and lightly
  2. To sweep rapidly
  3. To beat (egg whites, cream, etc) with a quick, light movement
intransitive verb

To move nimbly and rapidly

noun
  1. A light rapid sweeping motion
  2. A small hand-held utensil for beating or whisking eggs, etc
  3. A small bundle or tuft of anything used as a brush
  4. (also fly whisk) a flexible implement for swatting flies
  5. A type of women's neckerchief or large collar worn in the later 17c (historical)
  6. A hairlike appendage, eg on an insect
  7. A tuft
  8. A panicle esp of millet
  9. The common millet
ORIGIN: Orig Scot, related to ON visk wisp

whisˈker noun

Someone or something that whisks

whisˈking adjective

Moving briskly

whisˈky-frisˈky adjective

Flighty

whisk2 /(h)wisk/

noun the earlier name for whist1
ORIGIN: Said to be from whisk1, from the rapid action of sweeping the cards off the table
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