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adjective

Definition of whiskingnext
as in zipping

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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

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as in flowing
to move or proceed smoothly and readily now that the highway has been widened, traffic just whisks along

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as in traveling
to proceed or move quickly whisked through the crowd and delivered the urgent message

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“Whisking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whisking. Accessed 29 Mar. 2023.

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