Meaning of "whisk" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WHISK

From Old Norse visk wisp; related to Middle Dutch wisch, Old High German wisc.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF WHISK

whisk  [wɪsk]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHISK

Whisk is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb whisk in English.

WHAT DOES WHISK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Whisk

A whisk is a cooking utensil used in food preparation to blend ingredients smooth, or to incorporate air into a mixture, in a process known as whisking or whipping. Most whisks consist of a long, narrow handle with a series of wire loops joined at the end. The wires are usually metal, but some are plastic for use with nonstick cookware. Whisks are also made from bamboo. Whisks are commonly used to whip egg whites into a firm foam to make meringue, or to whip cream into whipped cream. Whisks have differently-shaped loops depending on their intended functions: ▪ The most common shape is that of a wide teardrop, termed a balloon whisk. Balloon whisks are best suited to mixing in bowls, as their curved edges conform to a bowl's concave sides. ▪ With longer, narrower wire loops, the French whisk has a more cylindrical profile, suiting it to deep, straight-sided pans. ▪ A flat whisk, sometimes referred to as a roux whisk, has the loops arranged in a flat successive pattern. It is useful for working in shallow vessels like skillets.

Definition of whisk in the English dictionary

The first definition of whisk in the dictionary is to brush, sweep, or wipe off lightly. Other definition of whisk is to move, carry, etc, with a light or rapid sweeping motion. Whisk is also to move, go, etc, quickly and nimbly.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WHISK

PRESENT

Present

I whisk

you whisk

he/she/it whisks

we whisk

you whisk

they whisk

Present continuous

I am whisking

you are whisking

he/she/it is whisking

we are whisking

you are whisking

they are whisking

Present perfect

I have whisked

you have whisked

he/she/it has whisked

we have whisked

you have whisked

they have whisked

Present perfect continuous

I have been whisking

you have been whisking

he/she/it has been whisking

we have been whisking

you have been whisking

they have been whisking

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I whisked

you whisked

he/she/it whisked

we whisked

you whisked

they whisked

Past continuous

I was whisking

you were whisking

he/she/it was whisking

we were whisking

you were whisking

they were whisking

Past perfect

I had whisked

you had whisked

he/she/it had whisked

we had whisked

you had whisked

they had whisked

Past perfect continuous

I had been whisking

you had been whisking

he/she/it had been whisking

we had been whisking

you had been whisking

they had been whisking

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will whisk

you will whisk

he/she/it will whisk

we will whisk

you will whisk

they will whisk

Future continuous

I will be whisking

you will be whisking

he/she/it will be whisking

we will be whisking

you will be whisking

they will be whisking

Future perfect

I will have whisked

you will have whisked

he/she/it will have whisked

we will have whisked

you will have whisked

they will have whisked

Future perfect continuous

I will have been whisking

you will have been whisking

he/she/it will have been whisking

we will have been whisking

you will have been whisking

they will have been whisking

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would whisk

you would whisk

he/she/it would whisk

we would whisk

you would whisk

they would whisk

Conditional continuous

I would be whisking

you would be whisking

he/she/it would be whisking

we would be whisking

you would be whisking

they would be whisking

Conditional perfect

I would have whisk

you would have whisk

he/she/it would have whisk

we would have whisk

you would have whisk

they would have whisk

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been whisking

you would have been whisking

he/she/it would have been whisking

we would have been whisking

you would have been whisking

they would have been whisking

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you whisk
we let´s whisk
you whisk

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to whisk

Past participle

whisked

Present Participle

whisking

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «WHISK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «whisk» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of whisk

beat · beater · blender · brush · career · dart · dash · flick · fly · go like the clappers · hasten · hurry · mixer · pull · race · rush · shoot · snatch · speed · sprint · sweep · take · tear · twitch · wheech · whip · wipe

TRANSLATION OF WHISK

Find out the translation of whisk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of whisk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «whisk» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 打蛋器
• Translator English - Spanish: batidor
• English: whisk
• Translator English - Hindi: अलग निर्धारित
• Translator English - Arabic: مِخْفَقَة
• Translator English - Russian: взмах
• Translator English - Portuguese: batedeira
• Translator English - Bengali: ঝাঁটা
• Translator English - French: fouet
• Translator English - Malay: Pukul
• Translator English - German: Wischen
• Translator English - Japanese: 素早い動き
• Translator English - Korean: 털기
• Translator English - Javanese: Whisk
• Translator English - Vietnamese: dụng cụ đánh trứng
• Translator English - Tamil: துடைப்பம்
• Translator English - Marathi: झटकून टाक
• Translator English - Turkish: fırçalamak
• Translator English - Italian: frusta
• Translator English - Polish: trzepaczka
• Translator English - Ukrainian: збивалка
• Translator English - Romanian: tel
• Translator English - Greek: ξεσκονιστήρι
• Translator English - Afrikaans: klits
• Translator English - Swedish: visp
• Translator English - Norwegian: pisking

2 QUOTES WITH «WHISK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word whisk.

1

Karen McDougal

My dream date is a tall, dark, handsome, blue eyed man with a bubble butt who will whisk me away to Paris in a hot air balloon to wine me, dine me and.

2

Jose Andres Puerta

The cheapest gadget - and you don't even have to spend a dime - is chopsticks from a Chinese restaurant. I use them for everything: to toss salads, to turn a piece of meat in the pan, to flip croquettes in the Fryolator, to whisk eggs for omelets, to stir eggs into fried rice when I make that for my daughters.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHISK»

Discover the use of whisk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to whisk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Pink Whisk Brilliant Baking Step-by-Step Cake Making: ...

Ruth Clemens, finalist on the original series of The Great British Bake Off, shares her delicious cake recipes, fitting for all sorts of occasions.

Ruth Clemens, 2013

The Wizard's Whisk---A Cooking School for Children: She Had ...

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Kathleen Sheehan Corletta, 2011

Whisk(e)y

With so much information, and more than 500 charming illustrations by Gunter Mattei, this handsome volume is a must-have for all whisk(e)y lovers.

Stefan Gabányi, 1997

Barrels and Drams: The History of Whisk(e)y in Jiggers and Shots

"This ultimate, highly readable guide begins with the history of whiskey spanning from the fourth millennium B.C.E. to the present day. It then presents more than twenty additional enlightening and entertaining essays by well-known writers.

William M. Dowd, 2011

The Whisk of Love

Elaine Hoover. MARCH 3—WEDNESDAY DAYS TILL MUSIC CRUISE=11 DAYS SINCE PROMISE OF CALL FROM IRISH=37 MARCIA'S BEWIE-OF-THE- MOMENT=BAILEY'S ON THE ROCKS THE SIZE OF EAST TEXAS BRANDI'S LYRICS ...

Elaine Hoover, 2011

Systems and Control Technology

System Breakdown [1]: The Food Whisk Many kitchen activities can be carried out with greater efficiency by the use of mechanical and electrical devices. The introduction of the mechanical food whisk with its hand-operated gear system meant ...

Andy Biggs, Mike Hoffman, Tristram Shepard, 2002

The Pink Whisk Guide to Bread Making: Brilliant Basics ...

Brilliant Basics Step-by-Step Ruth Clemens.

Ruth Clemens, 2013

Barrel Cortex

whisk cycle comes from the tactile sensory receptors, and this information is relayed to the facial nucleus from the trigeminal nucleus. The sensory feedback pathway is not necessary for whisking, however. Animals with sensory nerve block are ...

Kevin Fox, 2008

The Praetorian STARShip : the untold story of the Combat Talon

Jerry L Thigpen. Figure 52. Route of Whisk 05, 1997 MacKay Trophy Winner ( Source: AU Library, Maps and Charts Division, Maxwell AFB, Ala.) Figure 53. Route of Flight, Operation High Flight (Source: AU. At Brazzaville the ESAT proceeded ...

Jerry L Thigpen

Life: The Science of Biology

28.17 A Whisk Fern DNA sequence data reveals that Psilotum— once considered to be a surviving rhyniophyte— is in fact a much more recent genus that arose from a fernlike ancestor. Whisk ferns are now grouped with the monilophytes.

H. Craig Heller, David M. Hillis, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHISK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term whisk is used in the context of the following news items.

Small bites: Whisk AVL

“I want Whisk to be the highest-quality desserts and baked goods that you could possibly imagine with a flavor of Asheville,” says Schearer of her new bakery. «Mountain Xpress, Jul 15»

18 Things That Whisk Us Back To The Summers Of Our Youth

Summer is the season of freedom from work and school and excessive amounts of clothing. Huff/Post50 editors asked members of our Facebook community to ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»

Portlanders: This Hotel Prez Teamed With Uber To Whisk You Away …

If you hopped in an Uber at the airport and discovered that your hotel's president was the driver, you'd probably think one of two things: a) “Wow, times must be ... «Jaunted, Jun 15»

Whip, Whisk, Or Spanking Paddle? Harvey Nichols' Recruitment Ads …

There are some questions that prospective employers are not allowed to ask job candidates. Are you married, what is your religion, where are you from, do you ... «Co.Create, Jun 15»

Japanese tea ceremony goes futuristic with 'smart' bamboo whisk

Engineering student Kaho Matsuda, 21, has embedded sensors in a bamboo tea whisk that does just that. The sensors are linked to a computer that grades how ... «Asahi Shimbun, Jun 15»

Former Jefferson Hotel baker opens 'Whisk' bakery in Shockoe Bottom

RICHMOND, Va. — Morgan Botwinick is ready to fire up her ovens full-time. The local baker, formerly of the Jefferson Hotel, is launching Whisk bakery at 2100 ... «wtvr.com, Jun 15»

Whisk App Brings Secured Payments to Corporate Car Service …

Ride-sourcing companies Uber and Lyft offer secure touch and pay mobile technology. Now NYC based Whisk has brought the same level of ride-sourcing ... «Payment Week, Jun 15»

Whisk Restaurant Owner Chases After Vandal, Gets Him Arrested

"We work too hard to get what we have, for some little punk to get mad on the phone and destroy stuff, it's uncalled for," said Rick Rodriguez, co-owner of Whisk ... «DNAinfo, May 15»

Holzherr takes recipe app Whisk global

BIRMINGHAM online entrepreneur Nick Holzherr is to take his latest venture global.His online recipe business - Whisk.com – is being rolled out to Canada, ... «The Business Desk, Apr 15»

Ron Swanson Lives — As Whisk's Half-Pound Burger Wrapped in …

UKRAINIAN VILLAGE — If Whisk's half-pound burger wrapped in a pound of bacon sounds tailor-made for Ron Swanson, well, it is. The "Parks and Recreation" ... «DNAinfo, Apr 15»