brisk
quick and active; lively: brisk trading;a brisk walk.
sharp and stimulating: brisk weather;brisk wind.
to make or become brisk; liven (often followed by up).
Origin of brisk
1Other words for brisk
Opposites for brisk
Other words from brisk
- brisk·ly, adverb
- brisk·ness, noun
Words Nearby brisk
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How to use brisk in a sentence
The cloud infrastructure market kept growing at a brisk pace last quarter, as the pandemic continued to push more companies to the cloud with offices shut down in much of the world.
Cloud infrastructure revenue grows 33% this quarter to almost $33B | Ron Miller | October 30, 2020 | TechCrunchEach highlights natural beauty and plenty of opportunities to get outside for some fresh — and potentially brisk — air.
The best winter road trips for RVs, from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to the Florida Keys | Heather Balogh Rochfort | October 29, 2020 | Washington PostInside, with humans pushed to the edges, goods-hauling AVs rocket down alleys too narrow for humans at three times the pace of a brisk walk.
The Self-Driving Car Is a Red Herring - Issue 92: Frontiers | Anthony Townsend | October 21, 2020 | NautilusIn late 2019, more than 400 Nike employees decided that rather than head to their desks on a brisk December morning, that they would instead take up signs and picket their own employer.
Inside a secret running program at Nike and a win-at-all-costs corporate culture | Rachel King | October 6, 2020 | FortuneBegin with a short jog, brisk walk, jump-rope session, or vigorous house chores followed by arm and leg swings to get the blood moving and the muscles loosened.
Time-Crunched? Try This Effective 10-Minute Workout | Hayden Carpenter | September 29, 2020 | Outside Online
The Spire, like most fountains, has the basics -- Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Sierra Mist, brisk Iced Tea and SoBe Lifewater.
The voting was brisk although not as much compared to recent elections, locals said.
Opt for a brisk 20-minute walk around the park to get your blood pumping.
In the fetal position, she begins shivering from the brisk wind.
There was brisk vehicular traffic all along the road, and most of it German.
The Man Who Knew Russia Best: George Kennan’s Revealing Diaries | James A. Warren | March 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI'll tell you about Navarino, Punch, when we go for walks together; and you must n't touch the ship, because she's the brisk.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingShe is a model of the brisk—the little brisk that was sore exposed that day at Navarino.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingShe pressed her hands tighter upon her bosom; her eyes sparkled with an odd approval of that brisk deed.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniThe light Italian looked what he assumed; a brisk, active muleteer, full of life and merriment.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterAt the critical moment of the Austrian counter-attack at Dego, Lannes cleared the village by a brisk bayonet charge.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
British Dictionary definitions for brisk
/ (brɪsk) /
lively and quick; vigorous: a brisk walk; trade was brisk
invigorating or sharp: brisk weather
(often foll by up) to enliven; make or become brisk
Origin of brisk
1Derived forms of brisk
- briskly, adverb
- briskness, noun
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