whisk off
B2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To quickly take someone somewhere else, usually before they expect it.
Literal meaning: To move something off a surface in a single fast, sweeping motion.
Meanings
1 B2
idiomatic
neutral
To take someone quickly to a specified place, often without warning.
"An ambulance whisked him off to the nearest hospital after he collapsed."
Grammar: separable
2 B1 neutral
To remove something from a surface or area with a quick sweeping motion.
"She whisked the dust off the shelf with a cloth before the guests arrived."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Very similar to 'whisk away'; interchangeable in most contexts. 'Whisk off to' a destination is a common pattern. Found in both formal journalism and informal conversation.
Commonly used with
hospital stage helicopter destination backstage airport
Forms
Base
whisk off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
whisks off
he/she/it
Past simple
whisked off
yesterday
Past participle
whisked off
have + pp
-ing form
whisking off
continuous
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