whiskingn.

/ˈhwɪskɪŋ/

Etymology: < whisk v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of whisk v., in various senses.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > [noun] > light and brisk > and sweeping

whisk1487

whiskinga1556

the world > movement > progressive motion > specific manner of progressive motion > [noun] > continuously > and rapidly or forcibly > light sweeping motion

whiskinga1556

a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) ii. iv. sig. D.j^v Is all your delite and ioy In whiskyng and ramping abroade like a Tom boy.

1594 C. Marlowe & T. Nashe Dido ii. C 3 The crye of beasts, the ratling of the windes, Or whisking of these leaues.

a1625 J. Fletcher Noble Gentleman v. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Ff2^v/1 With the whisking of my sword about.

1671 J. Dryden Evening's Love i. i. 3 The whisking of a Silk-Gown, and the rash of a Tabby-Pettycoat.

1703 R. Thoresby Let. 27 Apr. in J. Ray Corr. (1848) 430 Whisking is also switching; there will be whisking for't.

1797 E. Inchbald Wives as they Were ii. i. 30 The whisking of a woman's gown made me give a sudden start!

1853 C. Dickens Bleak House xlix. 473 A rattling of tin mugs, a whisking of brooms.

1876 R. Broughton Joan I. i. i. 6 A herd of stags..trooping from one glade to another, with a tossing of great horns and whisking of tiny tails.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

whiskingadj.

Etymology: < whisk v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈwhisking.

a. That whisks, in various senses: see the verb.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > [adjective] > lightly and briskly > and sweepingly

whiskinga1529

the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > [adjective] > with something pliant

whiskinga1529

lashing1716

slashing1863

switchinga1869

whipping1904

a1529 J. Skelton Why come ye nat to Courte (?1545) 1161 I suppose that he is Of Ieremy the whyskynge rod, The flayle, the scourge of almighty God.

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. ii. 52 With whisking broome they brush & sweep.

1690 C. Ness Compl. Hist. & Myst. Old & New Test. I. 268 This whisking tail of the dragon..may cast down some doctors of the church.

†b. Of the wind: Blowing briskly, forcibly, or freshly. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > blowing (of wind) > strongly or violently

blustering1513

whisking1545

skeltering1869

1545 R. Ascham Toxophilus ii. f. 37 A litle winde in a moystie day, stoppeth a shafte more than a good whiskynge wynde in a clere daye.

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. i. 28 As swiftly whirling as the whisking winde.

1635 J. Swan Speculum Mundi v. §2. 177 If the exhalation be little, tenuous or thin, then we have onely a pleasant whisking winde, such as may be called aura, by which the aire is gently moved.

1697 in G. Boate Nat. Hist. Ireland (1726) 113 The air was somewhat troubled with little whisking winds, seeming to meet contrary ways.

c. Of a person: Moving actively, brisk, lively, smart. slang or colloquial ? Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > brisk or active

sprindeOE

whata1000

braga1350

prestc1390

yarea1400

stirringc1400

startingc1440

actious1441

actuala1470

activea1522

queemc1540

skeetc1540

lively1567

alive-like1582

pragmatical1590

spruce1590

agilious1599

brisk1599

sprightly?c1599

brisky1600

alives-like1601

alacrious1602

smart1602

eyebright1603

whisking1611

deedy1615

vibrant1616

sprunt1631

perking1653

alert1654

exilient1654

alacrative1657

eveillé1676

budge1691

jaunty1705

spry1746

sprack1747

alive1748

high-geared1795

rash1805

spicy1828

live1830

deedful1834

yary1855

sprucy1858

alacritous1859

sprackish1882

brash1884

up-and-coming1889

up and doing1901

loose1907

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed1936

buzzy1978

1611 T. Middleton & T. Dekker Roaring Girle sig. I What are your whisking gallants to our husbands.

1681 Heraclitus Ridens 1 Nov. 1/1 If you talk of Rubbers and Whiskers,..he's a whisking Rubber for you;..he can rub one man into two.

1824 T. Carlyle Let. to Miss Welsh 23 June 23 June Captain Smith was..brisk,..whisking, smart of speech.

2. Great, excessive, ‘bouncing’, ‘whopping’. slang or colloquial (now only dialect).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > very great

swappingc1440

bumping1566

thumping1576

swingeinga1592

knocking1598

gigantical1604

gigantine1605

gigantean1611

gigantal?1614

thundering1618

whoppinga1625

humming1654

rapping1657

whisking1673

threshing1707

sousing1735

nation1765

heroic1785

runaway1790

spanking1791

gigantic1797

whacking1797

cracking1834

ringing1834

bouncing1842

walloping1847

stavingc1850

banging1864

howling1865

whooping1866

smacking1888

God almighty1913

Christ almighty1961

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > exceptionally large of its kind

gurta1400

swappingc1440

swappit?a1513

strongc1540

thwacking1567

thumping1576

bouncing1579

swingeinga1592

whoppinga1625

rapping1657

spankinga1666

whisking1673

swagging1731

skelping?a1786

whacking1797

slapping1825

plumping1832

walloping1847

slashing1854

smacking1888

plonking1896

sollicking1946

1673 R. Head Canting Acad. 166 They have whisking water-works for evacuation.

1681 A. B. News from Colchester 1 With what astonishment the Pople [sic]..were struck, when they read..this Whisking Lye.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) at Rousing Lie A whisking great one.

1792 R. Burns in J. Johnson Scots Musical Museum IV. 389 A whiskin beard about her mou.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	whisking
释义	whiskingn. /ˈhwɪskɪŋ/ Etymology: < whisk v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of whisk v., in various senses. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > [noun] > light and brisk > and sweeping whisk1487 whiskinga1556 the world > movement > progressive motion > specific manner of progressive motion > [noun] > continuously > and rapidly or forcibly > light sweeping motion whiskinga1556 a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) ii. iv. sig. D.j^v Is all your delite and ioy In whiskyng and ramping abroade like a Tom boy. 1594 C. Marlowe & T. Nashe Dido ii. C 3 The crye of beasts, the ratling of the windes, Or whisking of these leaues. a1625 J. Fletcher Noble Gentleman v. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Ff2^v/1 With the whisking of my sword about. 1671 J. Dryden Evening's Love i. i. 3 The whisking of a Silk-Gown, and the rash of a Tabby-Pettycoat. 1703 R. Thoresby Let. 27 Apr. in J. Ray Corr. (1848) 430 Whisking is also switching; there will be whisking for't. 1797 E. Inchbald Wives as they Were ii. i. 30 The whisking of a woman's gown made me give a sudden start! 1853 C. Dickens Bleak House xlix. 473 A rattling of tin mugs, a whisking of brooms. 1876 R. Broughton Joan I. i. i. 6 A herd of stags..trooping from one glade to another, with a tossing of great horns and whisking of tiny tails. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online June 2022). whiskingadj. Etymology: < whisk v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈwhisking. 1. a. That whisks, in various senses: see the verb. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > [adjective] > lightly and briskly > and sweepingly whiskinga1529 the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > [adjective] > with something pliant whiskinga1529 lashing1716 slashing1863 switchinga1869 whipping1904 a1529 J. Skelton Why come ye nat to Courte (?1545) 1161 I suppose that he is Of Ieremy the whyskynge rod, The flayle, the scourge of almighty God. 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. ii. 52 With whisking broome they brush & sweep. 1690 C. Ness Compl. Hist. & Myst. Old & New Test. I. 268 This whisking tail of the dragon..may cast down some doctors of the church. †b. Of the wind: Blowing briskly, forcibly, or freshly. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > blowing (of wind) > strongly or violently blustering1513 whisking1545 skeltering1869 1545 R. Ascham Toxophilus ii. f. 37 A litle winde in a moystie day, stoppeth a shafte more than a good whiskynge wynde in a clere daye. 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. i. 28 As swiftly whirling as the whisking winde. 1635 J. Swan Speculum Mundi v. §2. 177 If the exhalation be little, tenuous or thin, then we have onely a pleasant whisking winde, such as may be called aura, by which the aire is gently moved. 1697 in G. Boate Nat. Hist. Ireland (1726) 113 The air was somewhat troubled with little whisking winds, seeming to meet contrary ways. c. Of a person: Moving actively, brisk, lively, smart. slang or colloquial ? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > brisk or active sprindeOE whata1000 braga1350 prestc1390 yarea1400 stirringc1400 startingc1440 actious1441 actuala1470 activea1522 queemc1540 skeetc1540 lively1567 alive-like1582 pragmatical1590 spruce1590 agilious1599 brisk1599 sprightly?c1599 brisky1600 alives-like1601 alacrious1602 smart1602 eyebright1603 whisking1611 deedy1615 vibrant1616 sprunt1631 perking1653 alert1654 exilient1654 alacrative1657 eveillé1676 budge1691 jaunty1705 spry1746 sprack1747 alive1748 high-geared1795 rash1805 spicy1828 live1830 deedful1834 yary1855 sprucy1858 alacritous1859 sprackish1882 brash1884 up-and-coming1889 up and doing1901 loose1907 bright-eyed and bushy-tailed1936 buzzy1978 1611 T. Middleton & T. Dekker Roaring Girle sig. I What are your whisking gallants to our husbands. 1681 Heraclitus Ridens 1 Nov. 1/1 If you talk of Rubbers and Whiskers,..he's a whisking Rubber for you;..he can rub one man into two. 1824 T. Carlyle Let. to Miss Welsh 23 June 23 June Captain Smith was..brisk,..whisking, smart of speech. 2. Great, excessive, ‘bouncing’, ‘whopping’. slang or colloquial (now only dialect). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > very great swappingc1440 bumping1566 thumping1576 swingeinga1592 knocking1598 gigantical1604 gigantine1605 gigantean1611 gigantal?1614 thundering1618 whoppinga1625 humming1654 rapping1657 whisking1673 threshing1707 sousing1735 nation1765 heroic1785 runaway1790 spanking1791 gigantic1797 whacking1797 cracking1834 ringing1834 bouncing1842 walloping1847 stavingc1850 banging1864 howling1865 whooping1866 smacking1888 God almighty1913 Christ almighty1961 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > exceptionally large of its kind gurta1400 swappingc1440 swappit?a1513 strongc1540 thwacking1567 thumping1576 bouncing1579 swingeinga1592 whoppinga1625 rapping1657 spankinga1666 whisking1673 swagging1731 skelping?a1786 whacking1797 slapping1825 plumping1832 walloping1847 slashing1854 smacking1888 plonking1896 sollicking1946 1673 R. Head Canting Acad. 166 They have whisking water-works for evacuation. 1681 A. B. News from Colchester 1 With what astonishment the Pople [sic]..were struck, when they read..this Whisking Lye. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) at Rousing Lie A whisking great one. 1792 R. Burns in J. Johnson Scots Musical Museum IV. 389 A whiskin beard about her mou. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.a1556adj.a1529
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