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whisk

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of WHISK

1
to cause to move or proceed fast or faster <the museum guide kept whisking us along, telling us there was much more we had to see>
Antonyms brake, decelerate, retard, slow (down)
2
to move or proceed smoothly and readily <now that the highway has been widened, traffic just whisks along>
Related Words fly, race, rush, speed
Antonyms flounder, struggle
3
to proceed or move quickly <whisked through the crowd and delivered the urgent message>
Near Antonyms dally, dawdle, dillydally, drag, hang (around or out), lag, linger, loiter, poke, tarry; amble, lumber, plod, saunter, shuffle, stroll; decelerate, slow (down or up)
Antonyms crawl, creep, poke

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