Whisk — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream

a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɪsk/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɪsk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɪsk/

1 syllable Say it as /wˈɪsk/.

Examples

The President was whisked away in his limo
He whisked into the house
whisk the eggs

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

whisk off whip whisk broom

Parts of Speech

noun	a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream
noun	a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes
verb	move somewhere quickly “The President was whisked away in his limo”
verb	move quickly and nimbly “He whisked into the house”
verb	brush or wipe off lightly
verb	whip with or as if with a wire whisk “whisk the eggs”

Word Forms

whisk	verb	brush or wipe off lightly
whisk	noun	a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schneebesen

ein Mischer mit einer Drahtspule; Wird zum Schlagen von Eiern oder Sahne verwendet

🇫🇷French

fouet

un mélangeur intégrant une bobine de fils ; utilisé pour fouetter les œufs ou la crème

🇪🇸Spanish

batidor

un mezclador que incorpora una bobina de alambres; utilizado para batir huevos o crema

🇮🇹Italian

frusta

un miscelatore incorporante una bobina di fili; utilizzato per montare le uova o la panna

🇳🇱Dutch

garde

een mixer waarin een draadspiraal is verwerkt; gebruikt voor het kloppen van eieren of room

🇵🇹Portuguese

batedor

um misturador incorporando uma bobina de fios; usado para bater ovos ou creme

🇷🇺Russian

взбивать

миксер, включающий в себя катушку проводов; используется для взбивания яиц или сливок

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धीरे

एक मिक्सर जिसमें तारों का एक कुंडल शामिल होता है; अंडे या क्रीम को फेंटने के लिए उपयोग किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ঝাঁকুনি

একটি মিশুক তারের একটি কুণ্ডলী অন্তর্ভুক্ত; ডিম বা ক্রিম চাবুক করার জন্য ব্যবহৃত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

துடைப்பம்

கம்பிகளின் சுருளை இணைக்கும் கலவை; முட்டை அல்லது கிரீம் அடிப்பதற்கு பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Marathi

झटकून टाकणे

मिक्सरमध्ये वायरची कॉइल समाविष्ट आहे; अंडी किंवा मलई मारण्यासाठी वापरले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝટકવું

વાયરની કોઇલ સમાવિષ્ટ મિક્સર; ઇંડા અથવા ક્રીમ ચાબુક મારવા માટે વપરાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೊರಕೆ

ತಂತಿಗಳ ಸುರುಳಿಯನ್ನು ಸಂಯೋಜಿಸುವ ಮಿಕ್ಸರ್; ಮೊಟ್ಟೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕೆನೆ ಚಾವಟಿ ಮಾಡಲು ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തീയൽ

വയറുകളുടെ ഒരു കോയിൽ ഉൾക്കൊള്ളുന്ന ഒരു മിക്സർ; മുട്ട അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ക്രീം അടിക്കുന്നതിന് ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝਟਕਾ

ਤਾਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਕੋਇਲ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਇੱਕ ਮਿਕਸਰ; ਅੰਡੇ ਜਾਂ ਕਰੀਮ ਨੂੰ ਕੋਰੜੇ ਮਾਰਨ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہلانا

ایک مکسر جس میں تاروں کی کنڈلی شامل ہو؛ انڈے یا کریم کو کوڑے مارنے کے لیے استعمال کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

拂

包含线圈的混合器；用于搅打鸡蛋或奶油

🇯🇵Japanese

泡立てます

ワイヤのコイルを組み込んだミキサーと、卵やクリームを泡立てるのに使用されます

🇰🇷Korean

총채

와이어 코일을 포함하는 믹서; 계란이나 크림을 휘핑할 때 사용

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đánh kem

một máy trộn có một cuộn dây; dùng để đánh trứng hoặc kem

🇹🇭Thai

ปัด

เครื่องผสมที่ประกอบด้วยขดลวด ใช้สำหรับตีไข่หรือครีม

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengocok

mixer yang dilengkapi gulungan kabel; digunakan untuk mengocok telur atau krim

🇵🇭Filipino

palis

isang panghalo na nagsasama ng isang coil ng mga wire; ginagamit para sa paghagupit ng mga itlog o cream

🇲🇾Malay

pukul

pengadun yang menggabungkan gegelung wayar; digunakan untuk menyebat telur atau krim

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خفقت

خلاط يشتمل على ملف من الأسلاك؛ تستخدم لخفق البيض أو الكريمة

🇮🇷Persian

هم زدن

یک میکسر حاوی سیم پیچی؛ برای هم زدن تخم مرغ یا خامه استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

hızla çıkarmak

bir tel bobini içeren bir karıştırıcı; yumurta veya kremayı çırpmak için kullanılır

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַקְצִיף

מיקסר המשלב סליל של חוטים; משמש להקצפת ביצים או שמנת

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