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
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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
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as in flows
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
now that the highway has been widened, traffic just whisks along
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as in scurries
to proceed or move quickly
whisked through the crowd and delivered the urgent message
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Recent Examples of whisks
EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The Eastern & Oriental Express, a Belmond train that relaunched in 2024 after a four-year pause, whisks travelers away on grand journeys through the heart of Southeast Asia—specifically, Malaysia and Singapore.
—Ann Shields, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
Right as the song finishes, Lopez grabs the cricket and whisks it aside in perfect time with the percussion fading away.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
Directed by German-American filmmaker Sherry Hormann, this sultry Netflix thriller whisks viewers away to sunny Mallorca, Spain, where a seemingly harmless vacation turns into a tangled web of lies and betrayal.
—EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The Eastern & Oriental Express, a Belmond train that relaunched in 2024 after a four-year pause, whisks travelers away on grand journeys through the heart of Southeast Asia—specifically, Malaysia and Singapore.
—Ann Shields, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
Right as the song finishes, Lopez grabs the cricket and whisks it aside in perfect time with the percussion fading away.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whisks
Verb
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Coaching accelerates trust, sharpens skills, and keeps teams engaged even when separated by time zones and thousands of miles.—
Matthew C. Meade,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The missile’s low-G launch from the cannon avoids the need for hardened components, while a rocket motor accelerates it to low supersonic speeds.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Raft the Animas River Colorado’s world-famous whitewater includes the Animas River, which flows by Durango.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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The water condenses on the glass and flows down a tube to emerge as fresh, drinkable water.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In some versions of the tale, the wolf scurries off to the forest while the three pigs live happily ever after in humble homesteads of their choice.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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By now, though, her face falls completely off and scurries away.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Keep reading for the best flicks streaming on HBO Max.—
Charlotte Walsh,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The Wu put people onto a lot of movies like John Woo’s The Killer and kung fu flicks.—
Angel Diaz,
Billboard,
22 Aug. 2025
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Where at one time soldiers and sailors made do with fluttering flags or flashes of light to send simple messages, the modern warfighter is part of a global digital network where data rushes about like water out of a firehose and satellites act as a vital link in that network.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Sep. 2025
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Beard would finish on the ground with 3 rushes for 20 yards and a single score.—
Chris Winters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Akerman turns the youths’ judgmental sociology into a romantic rhapsody with a shot that glides forward, from a wide view of Michèle and Paul submerged in a crowd to a tight double closeup of the two kissing.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
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Curie’s clean deodorant nourishes and protects the skin with a moisturizing, non-greasy formula that glides on smoothly without residue or irritation.—
Kristen Philipkoski,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The aircrafty switches are still there, underneath that screen, but are now more aircraft-like than aircraft-style, a sort of mood swing from the previous generations.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Sep. 2025
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Interior trims range from basic to luxurious, but all feature easy to use controls, physical switches and dials for key functions and one of the auto industry’s best touch screens and infotainment systems.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The law is flexible in terms of how long the order would last and pushes for those under an order to be connected with resources to help them.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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Ned pushes a big red button at the end of the press to see what happens, and nothing does — but then his phone starts blowing up with staffers volunteering to pitch in on his new local reporting initiative.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Whisks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whisks. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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