Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Sweeping along lightly; moving nimbly.
  • Great; large.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Sweeping along lightly.
  • adjective Prov. Eng. Large; great.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb Present participle of whisk.

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Examples

  • Begin whisking the yolks while slowly pouring 1/4 of the hot liquid into the yolks.

    White Chocolate Raspberry-Swirl Gelato 2009

  • Begin whisking the yolks while slowly pouring 1/4 of the hot liquid into the yolks.

    Archive 2009-06-01 2009

  • While the syrup is heating, begin whisking the egg and egg yolk at high speed in the bowl of your mixer using the whisk attachment.

    Archive 2008-05-01 2008

  • While the syrup is heating, begin whisking the egg and egg yolk at high speed in the bowl of your mixer using the whisk attachment.

    Daring Bakers Challenge - Opéra Cake 2008

  • Ath advanced purposefully from the shadows beside the dark idol, his broadsword whisking from its sheath.

    Conan and the Emerald Lotus Hocking, John 1995

  • The whisking is the laborious part, so if any well-meaning relative are hanging about trying to help, have them whisk while you wander by periodically and check the temperature.

    The Union - All Categories 2009

  • While slightly disappointing, I still like the effect, and the idea of whisking things around with the flick of a wrist fascinates me.

    MAKE Magazine 2009

  • In House of Suns, I played with the idea of dispensing with airlocks and suits entirely, by inventing (with the aid of inertialess fields) something called "whisking": what if you could be shot between two ships sufficiently quickly that you were only exposed to vacuum for a few milliseconds?

    MIND MELD: Worldbuilding 2008

  • Of course, you will have a very strong arm from all that whisking, meaning you now have a crushing handshake, but why bother?

    At My Table 2007

  • Of course, you will have a very strong arm from all that whisking, meaning you now have a crushing handshake, but why bother?

    Archive 2007-03-01 2007

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