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[hwisk, wisk] / ʰwɪsk, wɪsk /


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Unlike a regular post office, there is no fleet of vans ready to whisk the mail away.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

"I do have a Bake Off tattoo on my ribs - I've got a piping bag, a whisk and a rolling pin," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Yet, as Lucas is a legendary lug nut, these hover cars and spaceships whisk you full speed into his creative process.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

But you can make it ahead of time, keep it covered in the refrigerator and bring it back to life with a whisk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The meadow was full of foxtail and whisk and couch and many other kinds of grass Tendai didn’t recognize.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer

Irina Ivanova uses two sauna whisks made of branches to spread hot steam on Olga Gurskaya in the steam room at City Spa.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Addison Rae is a student of pop, and Headphones On is her master thesis – a hymn to music that whisks you away from the world for three minutes of distracted, hypnotic solace.

From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2025

That night, the team whisks Doncic to Las Vegas for a Backstreet Boys concert, where somebody ’grams a photo from backstage and again the internet explodes: Dang, look at Luka.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2025

When Rickey shows up unexpectedly in the couple’s backyard, it’s not long before he whisks Glenn away on a trip at Rosie’s behest.

From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2025

The nurse whisks the curtain open and pushes a wheelchair and a set of crutches into the room with us.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

Made by the stop-motion animation studio behind 2009 hit "Coraline," "Wildwood" follows a young girl who must venture into an enchanted forest after her brother is whisked away by crows.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

Medics whisked him to safety, gave him a pain blocker, and placed him in a bed with a recessed, plush mat that molded to his body.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Not long after 10, his security detail prevailed and whisked him away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

He took the auction house up on the offer, and the jacket was whisked away in an armored vehicle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

She whisked the paper off his back and grinned wildly.

From "George" by Alex Gino

On a Saturday, I will happily get up at 6 a.m. with coffee to babysit yeasted cinnamon rolls or start whisking hollandaise.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

Last month, she announced an investigation into whether the US violated international law and the Mexican constitution by whisking Zambada out of the country to face justice.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Ms. Bush makes some rookie errors: She forgoes whisking dry ingredients separately from the wet, doesn’t let the steaming butter cool before mixing, and is too quick to take the pan out of the oven.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

His co-accused continues to try to console him and Varley said: "They'll be whisking me away for neglect."

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

"Oh, ha-ha—now, how did that happen?" said the saleswoman, quickly whisking the faded orb out of sight.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat


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