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whisk away

/wɪsk əˈweɪ/

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verb

/wɪsk əˈweɪ/B2formal
  • ruФразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения быстрого и внезапного увода кого-либо или чего-либо, часто тайно или поспешно.

A phrasal verb used to indicate taking someone or something away quickly and suddenly, often in a secretive or hurried manner.

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

  1. Remove quicklyinformal

    To take someone or something away from a place very quickly and often secretly.

    ruБыстро увести

    • The celebrity was whisked away from the crowd by security.
    • She whisked the dirty plates away before the guests noticed.
    • The ambulance whisked the injured player away to the hospital.

    Synonymscarry offcart offscoop upsnatchspirit awaysweep awaywhisk off

    Antonymsrestorereturn

  2. Transport swiftlyinformal

    To move someone or something to another location with great speed.

    ruБыстро увозить

    • The taxi whisked them away to the airport.
    • He whisked his wife away for a surprise weekend trip.
    • The magician whisked the rabbit away in a puff of smoke.

    Synonymsbundle offcarry offrush awayspirit awaysweep awaywhisk off

    Antonymsdraghaullug

Forms
  • whisked away past participle
  • whisked away past simple
  • whisking away present participle
  • whisks away third person singular

Base verbwhisk

Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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