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

The elephants are escorted by handlers who fan them with peacock feathers and yak-hair whisks. — ABC News, 3 July 2026

Directions In a large bowl whisk together vanilla pudding mix, whole milk, sour cream, vanilla extract, and salt in a large bowl until slightly thickened and smooth, about 1 minute. — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2026

Verb

Instead of grabbing a seat near the stage for the night, they were whisked inside and have now been in the cafeteria food line for over 20 minutes, hoping for some $15 chicken tenders. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 3 July 2026

The memorial was erected in 2008 on the outer limit of Wilmington, where the street turns into a highway and whisks you out of town. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 July 2026