Synonyms of whisking

whisking 1 of 2

adjective

as in rushing

Related Words

• rushing
• flying
• running
• rapid
• racing
• speeding
• lightning
• swift
• zipping
• hurrying
• whirlwind
• speedy
• whirling
• fleet
• hasty
• scooting
• scurrying
• rocketing
• bolting
• barreling
• breathless
• scudding
• brisk
• careering
• meteoric
• warp-speed
• expeditious
• quick
• ready
• breakneck
• dizzy
• prompt
• fast
• accelerated
• hastened
• snappy
• quickened
• rushed
• hurried

Dissimilar Words

• dragging
• crawling
• creeping
• leisurely
• slow
• lagging
• dilatory
• tardy
• unhurried
• languid
• sluggish
• poky
• poking
• laggard
• deliberate
• dallying
• dillydallying
• measured
• dawdling
• snaillike
• snail-paced
• lounging
• inert
• inactive
• lethargic
• loafing

whisking

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verb

present participle of whisk

1

as in accelerating

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

• accelerating
• rushing
• pushing
• hurrying
• urging
• hastening
• bundling
• encouraging
• speeding (up)
• stirring
• quickening
• driving
• facilitating
• fast-tracking
• racing
• spurring
• propelling
• prodding
• aiding
• expediting
• goading
• dispatching
• easing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• braking
• retarding
• decelerating
• slowing (down)
• restraining
• delaying
• interfering (with)
• impeding
• checking
• hindering
• hampering
• stopping
• staying
• hobbling
• holding back
• tying up
• encumbering
• holding up
• arresting
• reining (in)
• stalling
• shackling
• fettering
• stilling
• trammeling
• manacling

2

as in flowing

to move or proceed smoothly and readily

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flowing
• gliding
• cruising
• brushing
• drifting
• sailing
• sliding
• flying
• rolling
• sweeping
• slipping
• coasting
• streaming
• racing
• speeding
• rushing
• skimming
• bowling
• breezing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• struggling
• floundering
• trudging
• shuffling
• stumbling
• limping
• plodding
• lumbering
• stamping
• stomping
• laboring
• tramping
• toiling
• shambling
• stumping

3

as in traveling

to proceed or move quickly

whisked through the crowd and delivered the urgent message

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traveling
• hurrying
• flying
• scurrying
• zipping
• speeding
• rushing
• trotting
• racing
• driving
• chasing
• running
• jumping
• scooting
• darting
• buzzing
• blowing
• dashing
• stepping
• zooming
• tearing
• scuttling
• whirling
• blasting
• ripping
• bowling
• bolting
• shooting
• ramming
• hustling
• barreling
• jogging
• jetting
• rustling
• breezing
• hurling
• blazing
• careering
• pelting
• hastening
• bustling
• hurtling
• careening
• rocketing
• coursing
• humping
• bundling
• motoring
• haring
• nipping
• galloping
• belting
• cracking (on)
• flitting
• beating it
• cannonballing
• highballing
• hying
• bombing
• whizzing
• sprinting
• scampering
• making tracks
• scudding
• stepping on it
• getting a move on
• accelerating
• shaking a leg
• scuffling
• hotfooting (it)
• stampeding
• streaking
• beetling
• outrunning
• overtaking
• quickening
• outpacing
• stepping out
• outstripping
• catching up
• beelining
• fast-forwarding
• arrowing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawling
• creeping
• poking
• dragging
• lingering
• hanging (around or out)
• poking
• strolling
• lagging
• dawdling
• shuffling
• loitering
• sauntering
• dallying
• ambling
• tarrying
• plodding
• lumbering
• decelerating
• slowing (down or up)
• dillydallying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of whisking

Verb

Large swaths of the film are composed of close-ups of people’s faces or hands, giving seemingly mundane exchanges and gestures — say, a moment when Evans, unimpressed with Holmes’s egg-whisking technique, confiscates the bowl — greater weight. — Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026

Lower the heat, and add more cream, milk, or reserved warm cooking liquid in small additions, whisking vigorously. — Laura Manzano, Martha Stewart, 14 Oct. 2026

Heat, whisking constantly, until sugar is dissolved and an instant-read thermometer registers 170°. — Tanya Bush, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026

When the rest of the coffee finishes brewing, slowly pour it into the sugar paste, whisking to dissolve and build a thick foam cap. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

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

Beyond these galleries the museum’s momentum returns, whisking you back to a realm of improbable mesmerizing encounters. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026