Definition of "whisk" []

• To move or cause to move with quick light sweeping motions: whisked crumbs off the table; whisked the children away. (verb-transitive)
• To whip (eggs or cream). (verb-transitive)
• To move lightly, nimbly, and rapidly. (verb-intransitive)
• A quick light sweeping motion. (noun)
• A whiskbroom. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "How many times can you use the word "whisk" in a very short story?"
• "A balloon whisk is the best tool for this job since the wire strands really do a good job or emulsifying (mixing together) the two ingredients, one oil based, the other water."
• "In another bowl, whisk the egg yolks with the salt until a ribbon forms when the whisk is lifted out of the bowl."