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whisking - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
Sweeping along lightly; moving nimbly.
Great; large.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
adjective Sweeping along lightly.
adjective Prov. Eng. Large; great.
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
verb Present participle of whisk .
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Begin whisking the yolks while slowly pouring 1/4 of the hot liquid into the yolks.
White Chocolate Raspberry-Swirl Gelato 2009
Begin whisking the yolks while slowly pouring 1/4 of the hot liquid into the yolks.
Archive 2009-06-01 2009
While the syrup is heating, begin whisking the egg and egg yolk at high speed in the bowl of your mixer using the whisk attachment.
Archive 2008-05-01 2008
While the syrup is heating, begin whisking the egg and egg yolk at high speed in the bowl of your mixer using the whisk attachment.
Daring Bakers Challenge - Opéra Cake 2008
Ath advanced purposefully from the shadows beside the dark idol, his broadsword whisking from its sheath.
Conan and the Emerald Lotus Hocking, John 1995
The whisking is the laborious part, so if any well-meaning relative are hanging about trying to help, have them whisk while you wander by periodically and check the temperature.
The Union - All Categories 2009
While slightly disappointing, I still like the effect, and the idea of whisking things around with the flick of a wrist fascinates me.
MAKE Magazine 2009
In House of Suns, I played with the idea of dispensing with airlocks and suits entirely, by inventing (with the aid of inertialess fields) something called "whisking ": what if you could be shot between two ships sufficiently quickly that you were only exposed to vacuum for a few milliseconds?
MIND MELD: Worldbuilding 2008
Of course, you will have a very strong arm from all that whisking , meaning you now have a crushing handshake, but why bother?
At My Table 2007
Of course, you will have a very strong arm from all that whisking , meaning you now have a crushing handshake, but why bother?
Archive 2007-03-01 2007
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