whisking
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Whisking \Whisk"ing\, a. [1913 Webster]
1.Sweeping along lightly. [1913 Webster]
2.Large; great. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] Whisky
Whisk \Whisk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whisked; p. pr. & vb. n. Whisking.] [Cf. Dan. viske, Sw. viska, G. wischen, D. wisschen. See Whisk, n.] [1913 Webster]
1.To sweep, brush, or agitate, with a light, rapid motion; as, to whisk dust from a table; to whisk the white of eggs into a froth. [1913 Webster]
2.To move with a quick, sweeping motion. [1913 Webster]
He that walks in gray, whisking his riding rod.— J. Fletcher.[1913 Webster]
I beg she would not impale worms, nor whisk carp out of one element into another.— Walpole.[1913 Webster]