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fisk

/fɪsk/

fisk verb: to run about; to fist; to whisk.

Verb (1)

fisk (third-person singular simple present fisks, present participle fisking, simple past and past participle fisked)

  1. (obsolete) To run about; to fist; to whisk.
    • [W]hen the light of Goddes word is once reueled, then he is buſy, then he rores then he fyſkes abrode, and ſtyrreth vp erronious opiniõs.1549 April 8 (Gregorian calendar), Hughe Latymer [i.e., Hugh Latimer], Augustine Bernher, compiler, “[27 Sermons Preached by the Ryght Reuerende Father in God and Constant Matir of Iesus Christe...

Verb (2)

fisk (third-person singular simple present fisks, present participle fisking, simple past and past participle fisked)

  1. To rebut an argument line by line, especially on the Internet.
    • A proper fisking leaves the reader with a clear understanding that the text so fisked was appallingly wrong in every important respect!2002 December, Institute of Public Affairs, “The World of Blog”, in Review, archived from the original on 26 Sep 2009
    • Now, apparently, Barack Obama's campaign is fisking Hillary Clinton's campaign memos.2008 March 13, “Fisked By Obama”, in The Economist

Proper noun capitalized: Fisk

Fisk

  1. A surname originating as an occupation or transferred from the nickname [in turn from Old Norse].
  2. An unincorporated community in Richland Township, Adair County, Iowa.
  3. A minor city in Butler County, Missouri.
  4. An unincorporated community in the town of Utica, Winnebago County, Wisconsin.

fisk meaning in Tamil

fisk in Tamil

மீன்

Forms of fisk

third-person singular presentfisks
present participlefisking
past participlefisked
pastfisked

Origin of fisk

From Middle English fisken, fisshen. Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old English *fȳscian, an iterative form of fȳsan (“to hasten”), thus equivalent to feeze + -k, and faze + -k. Compare also Swedish fjäska (“to bustle about”).

Back-formation from fisking.

English occupational surname for a fisherman or fish seller, or a cognominal surname for someone thought to resemble a fish, from Old Norse fiskr (cognate with Old English fisc), from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz.

Words formed from fisk

Words that rhyme with fisk

Questions about fisk

What does fisk mean?
Fisk means to run about; to fist; to whisk.
What is fisk in Tamil?
Fisk in Tamil is மீன். See Fisk meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is fisk?
Fisk can be a verb or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce fisk?
Fisk is pronounced /fɪsk/.
What is the past tense of fisk?
The past tense of fisk is fisked.

Words near fisk in the dictionary

  1. fishy wishies
  2. fishy wishy
  3. fishyback
  4. Fisichella
  5. FISINT
  6. fisk
  7. Fiskdale
  8. Fiske
  9. fisked
  10. Fisker
  11. Fiskerton

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