Antonyms for whisked

Grammar : Verb

Spell : hwisk, wisk

Phonetic Transcription : ʰwɪsk, wɪsk

Definition of whisked

Origin : late 15c., from a Scandinavian source (cf. Danish viske, Norwegian, Swedish viska) related to Old English wiscian "to plait," weoxian "to clean" (with a whisk or brush), granwisc "awn" (see whisk (n.)). Related: Whisked; whisking.

verb brush quickly; hasten

Example sentences :

He unbound his crimson silk cloth and whisked it about in the water to wash it.
Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

And, bolting the window, she whisked out of the room and locked the door behind her.
Extract from : « The Burning Spear » by John Galsworthy

Mary lifted the pan from the stove, whisked it to the table, and blew her fingers.
Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable

The saints send it's not the white horse of the O'Donoghues has whisked her off!
Extract from : « The Wild Geese » by Stanley John Weyman

I whisked him back by saying, "If you had stuck to the ship, you mean!"
Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad

He snatched at the hand, but she was on her guard and whisked it behind her back.
Extract from : « An Outcast of the Islands » by Joseph Conrad

Something had whisked past the archway leading into the foyer.
Extract from : « The Doorway » by Evelyn E. Smith

They whisked him out of Mrs. Brenner's sight as quickly as they could.
Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various

And then, as if whisked away by magic, the foremost woman disappeared.
Extract from : « The Lure of the Mask » by Harold MacGrath

Then Eric and I whisked out into the blackness of a boisterous, windy night.
Extract from : « Lords of the North » by A. C. Laut

Synonyms for whisked

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