Synonyms of whisk

whisk 1 of 2

noun

ˈ(h)wisk 

as in flap

a quick jerky movement from side to side or up and down

with a whisk of the broom, the dirt was gone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flap
• flick
• swish
• switch
• wave
• wag
• whip
• flutter
• twitch
• nod
• shake
• waggle
• rock
• swing
• jerk
• wiggle
• sway
• oscillation
• jolt
• waver
• bob
• snap
• jiggle

whisk

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to accelerate

to cause to move or proceed fast or faster

the museum guide kept whisking us along, telling us there was much more we had to see

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accelerate
• rush
• push
• hurry
• speed (up)
• hasten
• urge
• encourage
• quicken
• stir
• facilitate
• drive
• bundle
• fast-track
• propel
• race
• spur
• aid
• prod
• expedite
• goad
• dispatch
• ease

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brake
• slow (down)
• decelerate
• retard
• restrain
• interfere (with)
• hinder
• impede
• delay
• stop
• tie up
• hold back
• hold up
• rein (in)
• hamper
• hobble
• check
• stay
• encumber
• arrest
• stall
• fetter
• shackle
• trammel
• still
• manacle

2

as in to flow

to move or proceed smoothly and readily

now that the highway has been widened, traffic just whisks along

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flow
• glide
• sail
• brush
• drift
• slide
• slip
• sweep
• fly
• breeze
• cruise
• coast
• stream
• bowl
• race
• speed
• roll
• skim
• rush

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• struggle
• limp
• trudge
• flounder
• stumble
• shuffle
• lumber
• plod
• stamp
• stomp
• tramp
• stump
• labor
• toil
• shamble

3

as in to speed

to proceed or move quickly

whisked through the crowd and delivered the urgent message

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speed
• travel
• fly
• scurry
• hurry
• race
• drive
• rush
• trot
• chase
• zip
• jump
• scoot
• run
• bowl
• dart
• blow
• buzz
• dash
• scuttle
• step
• rip
• whirl
• jet
• breeze
• tear
• motor
• zoom
• shoot
• bolt
• blast
• hurl
• hasten
• crack (on)
• hie
• rocket
• belt
• rustle
• jog
• barrel
• hustle
• beat it
• course
• hurtle
• bustle
• ram
• bundle
• careen
• nip
• bomb
• hare
• highball
• make tracks
• blaze
• gallop
• hump
• career
• get a move on
• pelt
• step on it
• shake a leg
• hotfoot (it)
• flit
• scamper
• accelerate
• cannonball
• whiz
• sprint
• overtake
• streak
• outrun
• step out
• beetle
• quicken
• stampede
• outpace
• scuffle
• catch up
• outstrip
• scud
• arrow
• fast-forward
• beeline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drag
• creep
• crawl
• linger
• poke
• hang (around or out)
• tarry
• poke
• stroll
• lag
• dawdle
• loiter
• saunter
• shuffle
• amble
• slow (down or up)
• decelerate
• lumber
• plod
• dillydally
• dally

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of whisk

Noun

Put flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a large bowl and whisk to combine. — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 25 Aug. 2026

In a medium bowl whisk together next seven ingredients (through vanilla). — Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2026

Verb

Disney World first welcomed visitors on October 1, 1971, and Peter Pan’s Flight began whisking off guests to Neverland just days after that grand opening. — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2026

Seething supporters gathered near the pens’ main gate, hungry for confrontation, but men in camouflage and tactical vests whisked the two women away to a nearby staging area in a four-vehicle motorcade that slipped almost unnoticed out a side exit. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026