- present participle of whisk.
whisking
Example Sentences
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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
It was there that they finally caught him, shooting him with a tranquilliser gun before whisking him back to the zoo.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
Jaynes has tried to help Gaon clear the mess by periodically whisking away a few bags to be recycled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2025
He described to me his benevolent curiosity, watching hours of raw video from the scene and discovering what he believes were signs of staging—injured men getting up, ambulances whisking away seemingly unharmed people.
From Slate ● May 30, 2025
It sent its stealthy, suckered tentacles inching along the insides of his skull, hoovering the knolls and dells of his memory, dislodging old sentences, whisking them off the tip of his tongue.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
