whisk

whisk
wisk 1. verb
1) (to sweep, or cause to move, rapidly: He whisked the dirty dishes off the table; He whisked her off to the doctor.) feie, koste; dra av gårde med
2) (to beat (eggs etc) with a fork or whisk.) piske
2. noun
1) (a rapid, sweeping motion.) raskt strøk, feiende bevegelse
2) (a kitchen tool made of wire etc, for beating eggs, cream etc.) visp
sope
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støvkost
I
subst. \/wɪsk\/
1) (krem)visp
2) fluesmekker
3) feiende bevegelse, piskende bevegelse, snert
he felt the whisk of the tail
han han kjente snerten av halen
4) kost, børste, lime
where's the whisk broom?
hvor er sopelimem?
5) knippe, kvast
fly whisk fluesmekker
in\/with a whisk i en smekk, på en gang
II
verb \/wɪsk\/
1) føre raskt, flytte raskt, snappe
they whisked me off to London
de førte meg plutselig av gårde til London
2) vifte (bort), børste bort, feie
whisk the flies away for me
vift bort fluene for meg
he was whisking crumbs off the table
han børstet bort smuler fra bordet
3) fare av sted, stikke (av), pile, rase
we whisked through the village
vi raste gjennom landsbyen
4) svinge med, vifte med
the cow whisked her tail
kua viftet med halen
5) vispe, piske
you could whisk some eggs
du kunne piske noen egg
whisk away vifte bort, børste bort rykke bort, slite bort dra raskt avsted med
whisk off vifte bort, børste bort dra av sted med, flytte raskt og plutselig rykke bort, slite bort
whisk round svinge rundt (med), snurre rundt (med)
whisk up slenge opp\/frem
whisk up the money! sleng frem pengene!

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  • 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.] [1913 Webster] 1. To sweep, brush, or agitate, with a light, rapid motion; as, to whisk dust from a table; to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • whisk — whisk; whisk·er·age; whisk·ered; whisk·ery; whisk·er; …   English syllables

  • Whisk — Whisk, n. [Probably for wisk, and of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. visk a wisp; akin to Dan. visk, Sw. viska, D. wisch, OHG. wisc, G. wisch. See {Wisp}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of whisking; a rapid, sweeping motion, as of something light; a sudden… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • whisk — [hwisk, wisk] n. [ME wisk < ON visk, wisp, brush < IE * weisk (< * weis , supple twig, broom) > Ger wischen, to wipe] 1. a) the act of brushing with a quick, light, sweeping motion b) such a motion 2. a small bunch of straw, twigs,… …   English World dictionary

  • Whisk — Whisk, n. [See {Whist}, n.] A game at cards; whist. [Obs.] Taylor (1630). [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Whisk — Whisk, v. i. To move nimbly at with velocity; to make a sudden agile movement. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • whisk — [v] brush quickly; hasten barrel, bullet, dart, dash, flick, flit, flutter, fly, hurry, race, rush, shoot, speed, sweep, tear, whip, whiz, wipe, zip; concept 152 …   New thesaurus

  • whisk — ► VERB 1) move or take suddenly, quickly, and lightly. 2) beat (a substance) with a light, rapid movement. ► NOUN 1) a utensil for whisking eggs or cream. 2) a bunch of grass, twigs, or bristles for flicking away dust or flies. 3) a brief, rapid… …   English terms dictionary

  • whisk|er|y — «HWIHS kuhr ee», adjective. 1. having whiskers: »a ruddy, whiskery Englishman dressed in shorts (Harper s). 2. Figurative. suggestive of whiskers and age; very old: »a whiskery saying or superstition …   Useful english dictionary

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