whisk

Everyday

1. A whisk is a kitchen tool made of curved wires, used to beat eggs or cream quickly. tree →
2. To whisk means to beat food fast with a whisk or fork to add air. tree →
3. To whisk someone or something away means to take them somewhere very quickly. tree →
4. A whisk can also be a quick, light flick or sweep, such as an animal swishing its tail. tree →

In the lessons

In cooking and food lessons, you whisk eggs for scrambled eggs and whisk egg whites until stiff for meringues; whisking traps air bubbles. In stories, a car whisks someone away, or a magic wind whisks the hero to another land. A cow whisks its tail to brush off flies.

Examples

• Whisk the eggs and milk together. tree →
• Pass me the whisk, please. tree →
• Whisk the cream until it is thick. tree →
• A taxi whisked them away to the airport. tree →
• The magic carpet whisked Aladdin into the sky. tree →
• The horse whisked its tail at the flies. tree →
• And with this proud speech he gave a whisk of his long tail, and galloped away faster than before. tree →

Note

Countable noun; regular verb: whisked. Electric whisk = a mixer. Do not confuse with whisky (a strong alcoholic drink) or whiskers.