Definitions

whisk

[hwisk, wisk] / ʰwɪsk, wɪsk /

VERB

brush quickly; hasten

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dart dash hurry whip wipe

STRONG

barrel bullet flick flit flutter fly race rush shoot speed sweep tear whiz zip

Antonyms

STRONG

decelerate slow walk

Example Sentences

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After acting out a scene for the small part of Ted Bailey over a Zoom call, Josh was cast and whisked out to New York to film.

From BBC

Then, he was whisked off and I was left wondering if the encounter had really happened.

From BBC

It had a whisk for a TV antenna and a cushion from the sofa for a bed, and I cut out windows with the big, sharp knife.

From Literature

Without another word, my aunt whisked her entire clothespin population back into the box and went into the house.

From Literature

I knew it wasn’t just me right then wondering what it would be like to be whisked off to that land of plenty we knew from movies.

From Literature