Synonyms of whisks

whisks 1 of 2

noun

plural of whisk

as in flaps

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

• flaps
• flicks
• switches
• waves
• wags
• twitches
• flutters
• whips
• swishes
• shakes
• waggles
• swings
• wiggles
• rocks
• nods
• wavers
• jerks
• oscillations
• sways
• jolts
• snaps
• bobs
• jiggles

whisks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of whisk

1

as in accelerates

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

• accelerates
• rushes
• pushes
• hurries
• urges
• encourages
• hastens
• speeds (up)
• quickens
• bundles
• fast-tracks
• propels
• facilitates
• drives
• prods
• races
• stirs
• spurs
• aids
• expedites
• goads
• dispatches
• eases

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brakes
• decelerates
• slows (down)
• retards
• hinders
• impedes
• restrains
• interferes (with)
• hampers
• stops
• hobbles
• reins (in)
• delays
• stays
• encumbers
• holds back
• holds up
• arrests
• checks
• ties up
• stalls
• trammels
• shackles
• fetters
• stills
• manacles

2

as in flows

to move or proceed smoothly and readily

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flows
• glides
• drifts
• cruises
• sails
• sweeps
• brushes
• slips
• bowls
• streams
• slides
• rolls
• speeds
• flies
• rushes
• races
• breezes
• coasts
• skims

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• struggles
• stumbles
• flounders
• trudges
• limps
• shuffles
• plods
• lumbers
• stamps
• stomps
• stumps
• toils
• labors
• tramps
• shambles

3

as in scurries

to proceed or move quickly

whisked through the crowd and delivered the urgent message

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scurries
• rushes
• hurries
• speeds
• trots
• travels
• races
• chases
• flies
• drives
• zips
• buzzes
• jumps
• scoots
• runs
• blows
• scuttles
• zooms
• bowls
• rips
• hurls
• dashes
• whirls
• blasts
• steps
• darts
• rustles
• hustles
• careens
• hies
• bustles
• shoots
• tears
• hurtles
• barrels
• hastens
• motors
• rams
• bolts
• jogs
• blazes
• jets
• belts
• breezes
• cracks (on)
• courses
• bundles
• gallops
• rockets
• steps on it
• nips
• beats it
• humps
• careers
• bombs
• makes tracks
• flits
• pelts
• scampers
• hares
• hotfoots (it)
• highballs
• whizzes
• cannonballs
• accelerates
• shakes a leg
• gets a move on
• sprints
• overtakes
• quickens
• beetles
• stampedes
• scuds
• outruns
• outstrips
• streaks
• outpaces
• steps out
• scuffles
• arrows
• beelines
• fast-forwards
• catches up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drags
• lingers
• crawls
• pokes
• creeps
• lags
• hangs (around or out)
• pokes
• loiters
• saunters
• dawdles
• ambles
• strolls
• shuffles
• tarries
• dallies
• plods
• lumbers
• decelerates
• slows (down or up)
• dillydallies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of whisks

Noun

In a clean bowl with clean whisks, beat egg whites on high speed until foamy. — Sarah Carey, Martha Stewart, 22 Feb. 2026

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

Look for other accessories such as chopping cups and pitchers that attach to the hand blender, lids and whisks. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026

These ceramic utensil crocks can hold all of your spatulas, spoons, whisks, and more, and the set of two can fit utensils large and small. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026

Teddy bears and textbooks, camping gear stacked against her husband’s drum kit, a jumble of whisks and frying pans catching the morning sun. — Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026

Beyond silverware, kitchen tools—like whisks and spatulas—aren’t usually uniform pieces that can be stacked on top of one another in a drawer divider. — Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2026

Verb

An elevator whisks up to the next floor, where the living and dining rooms sit alongside the kitchen and pantry. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 July 2026

In the storyline, Gio whisks Emma away to the big city on a romantic rendez-vous. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026

Margaret, like Daniel, ends up on the lam, and Spielberg whisks the audience along for these two merry chases. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026

As the imaginary train whisks the puppets around the country, the show manages to build anticipation just by making the crowd wonder what comes next. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026

Castro whisks readers back to the beginning with this biography, which recounts Monroe’s life before fame. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026

At reception, guests are handed a generous glass of wine to sip while marveling at the blufftop views and awaiting a golf cart valet that whisks you (and your luggage) to your accommodation. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 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

From Zurich Airport, hop on Switzerland’s efficient SBB rail system, which offers frequent departures and whisks you toward the Alps in just over three hours. — Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026