WHISK, noun 1. A small bunch of grass, straw, hair or the like, used for a brush; hence, a brush or small besom. 2. Part of a womans dress; a kind of tippet. WHISK, verb transitive 1. To sweep, brush or wipe with a whisk 2. To sweep along; to move nimbly over the ground. WHISK, verb intransitive To move nimbly and with velocity.
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