whisk away

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to take someone or something away quickly and suddenly.

   Phrasal verb · Separable

   whisk someone/something away / whisk away someone/something

   Usage: The quickly removed person or thing is the object: whisk the plates away, whisk them away. Personal pronouns go inside.

   A waiter appeared to whisk away the empty plates before dessert arrived.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   A waiter appeared to whisk away the empty plates before dessert arrived.

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