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Toddle vs Whisk - What's the difference?

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Toddle is a related term of whisk.


As verbs the difference between toddle and whisk

is that toddle is to walk unsteadily, as a small child does while whisk is to move something with quick light sweeping motions.

As a noun whisk is

a quick, light sweeping motion or whisk can be (obsolete) the card game whist.

toddle

English

Verb

  • To walk unsteadily, as a small child does.
  • To walk in a carefree manner.
    • There he was, just toddling along.

    Synonyms

    * totter

    Derived terms

    * toddler * toddle off

    whisk

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl), from (etyl) visk According to] eng. (vist laant fra nord. ) whisk, the English (certainly borrowed from Old Norse) whisk[http://machaut.uchicago.edu/?action=search&word=whisk&resource=Webster's&quicksearch=on Etymology in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, from (etyl) . Cognate with Danish (m), (etyl) (m), (etyl) (m), (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A quick, light sweeping motion.
    • With a quick whisk , she swept the cat from the pantry with her broom.
  • A kitchen utensil, made from stiff wire loops fixed to a handle, used for whipping (or a mechanical device with the same function).
    • He used a whisk to whip up a light and airy souffle.
  • A bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush.
    • Peter dipped the whisk in lather and applied it to his face, so he could start shaving.
  • A small handheld broom with a small (or no) handle.
    • '' I used a whisk to sweep the counter, then a push-broom for the floor.
  • A plane used by coopers for evening chines.
  • A kind of cape, forming part of a woman's dress.
  • * Samuel Pepys
    • My wife in her new lace whisk .
  • (archaic) An impertinent fellow.
    • (Halliwell)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To move something with quick light sweeping motions.
  • * J. Fletcher
    • He that walks in gray, whisking his riding rod.
  • In cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream.
  • To move something rapidly and with no warning.
  • * Walpole
    • I beg she would not impale worms, nor whisk carp out of one element into another.
  • To move lightly and nimbly.
  • *
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    References

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) The card game whist.