whisk

verb

• 1 [with object and adverbial of direction] take or move (someone or something) somewhere suddenly and quickly:he whisked her off to Paris for a few days his jacket was whisked away for dry-cleaning

• 2 [with object] beat or stir (a substance, especially cream or eggs) with a light, rapid movement.

noun

• 1a utensil for whipping eggs or cream.

• 2 (also fly whisk) a bunch of grass, twigs, or bristles for removing dust or flies.

• 3 [in singular] a brief, rapid action or movement:a whisk round St Basil’s cathedral