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Word entry · 5 letters

whisk

Best crossword clue

"Beat quickly"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈwɪsk/Part of speech verb, nounSorted hikswStarts with WEnds with K1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. whip with or as if with a wire whisk

Word origin

From Middle English whisk, borrowed from Old Norse visk, from Proto-Germanic *wiskaz, *wiskō (“bundle of hay, wisp”), from Proto-Indo-European *weys-.

Used in a sentence

  • With a quick whisk, she swept the cat from the pantry with her broom.
  • He used a whisk to whip up a light and airy souffle.
  • Peter dipped the whisk in lather and applied it to his face, so he could start shaving.

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