Definition of eggbeater in US English:
eggbeater
nounˈeɡˌbēdərˈɛɡˌbidərˈɛɡˌbidər
1A kitchen utensil used for beating ingredients such as eggs or cream.
Example sentencesExamples
- Beat the mixture with an egg beater until it forms a stiff foam that looks like whipped cream.
- Add the egg and beat well with a wooden masher or with an electric egg beater.
- We have just received new hand-mixers similar to an egg beater, but these are electrical, saving your arm.
- Using an electric egg beater, beat the eggs with the sugar until very fluffy and pale.
- Add four eggs and half a cup of water to the paste and beat well with an egg beater till very frothy and air bubbles appear.
- 1.1North American informal A helicopter.
Example sentencesExamples
- he climbed into the cockpit of the machine and prepared to give them a visual demonstration of what his flying egg-beater could do.
- I've always wondered about the ‘egg beaters’ flying around.
- Today the eggbeater went into action and the damn thing acted like it had good sense.