whisking

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whisking - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Whisk \Whisk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whisked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Whisking.] [Cf. Dan. viske, Sw. viska, G. wischen, D.
     wisschen. See Whisk, n.]
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     1. To sweep, brush, or agitate, with a light, rapid motion;
        as, to whisk dust from a table; to whisk the white of eggs
        into a froth.
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     2. To move with a quick, sweeping motion.
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              He that walks in gray, whisking his riding rod. --J.
                                                    Fletcher.
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              I beg she would not impale worms, nor whisk carp out
              of one element into another.          --Walpole.
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  Whisking \Whisk"ing\, a.
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     1. Sweeping along lightly.
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     2. Large; great. [Prov. Eng.]
        [1913 Webster] Whisky