How do you use the word "whisk" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "whisk" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "whisk": Beat the eggs with a whisk. Crack two eggs into a bowl, then whisk them together with some milk.

Whisk Meaning

/ˈwɪsk/

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA quick, light sweeping motion.

nounA kitchen utensil, now usually made from stiff wire loops fixed to a handle (and formerly of twigs), used for whipping (or a mechanical device with the same function).

Sentence Examples

Beat the eggs with a whisk.

Crack two eggs into a bowl, then whisk them together with some milk.

Whisk sugar and cornstarch in a bowl. Set aside.

CEFR Practice Quiz

She used a fork to ____ the eggs for the omelet.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The chef used a metal tool to ____ the eggs together until they were very light and several fluffy for the omelet today.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English whisk, borrowed from Old Norse visk, from Proto-Germanic *wiskaz, *wiskō (“bundle of hay, wisp”), from Proto-Indo-European *weys-. Cognates Cognate with Danish visk, Dutch wis, German Wisch, Latin virga (“rod, switch”), viscus (“entrails”), Lithuanian vizgéti (“to tremble”), Czech věchet (“wisp of straw”), Sanskrit वेष्क (veṣka, “noose”). Compare also Old English wiscian (“to plait”), granwisc (“awn”). The unetymological wh- is probably expressive of the sound; compare the same development in whip and onomatopoeias such as whack and whoosh.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"My wife in her new lace whiske." — 1665 March 21 (date written; Gregorian calendar), Samuel Pepys, Mynors Bright, transcriber, “March 12th, 1664–1665”, in Henry B[enjamin] Wheatley, editor, The Diary of Samuel Pepys […], volume IV, London: George Bell & Sons […]; Cambridge: Deighton Bell & Co., published 1894, →OCLC:

"He that walks in gray, whisking his riding Page." — 1626 February 13 (licensing date; Gregorian calendar), Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, “The Noble Gentleman”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):

"She held out her empty glass and it was adroitly whisked from her hand." — 1968, Carl Ruhen, The Key Club, Sydney: Scripts, page 40:

"First, marinate the tofu. In a bowl, whisk the kecap manis, chilli sauce, and sesame oil together. Cut the tofu into strips about 1cm thick, mix gently (so it doesn't break) with the marinade and leave in the fridge for half an hour." — 2012 May 8, Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi, Ottolenghi: The Cookbook, Random House, →ISBN, page 79:

"The stories did not seem to me to touch life. […] They left me with the impression of a well-delivered stereopticon lecture, with characters about as life-like as the shadows on the screen, and whisking on and off, at the mercy of the operator." — 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter I, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:

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