Brisk
adjective
Active, fast, and full of energy.
They set off at a brisk pace.
Often appears as...
- brisk walk
- brisk pace
adjective
Weather that is brisk is cool and fresh.
The morning was brisk and clear.
Often appears as...
- brisk morning
- brisk air
adjective
If business is brisk, a lot of goods are being sold very quickly.
Trade has been brisk in the run up to Christmas.
Often appears as...
- brisk trade
- brisk sales
Usage tips
Business, Economic
adjective
Active, fast, and full of energy.
They set off at a brisk pace.
Often appears as...
- brisk walk
- brisk pace
adjective
Weather that is brisk is cool and fresh.
The morning was brisk and clear.
Often appears as...
- brisk morning
- brisk air
adjective
If business is brisk, a lot of goods are being sold very quickly.
Trade has been brisk in the run up to Christmas.
Often appears as...
- brisk trade
- brisk sales
Usage tips
Business, Economic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Energetic Movement
Use 'brisk' to describe someone's energetic and fast actions or movements.
He walked with a brisk stride.
Pro Tip 2/3More Than Speed
'Brisk' implies both speed and a certain efficiency or purpose in the action.
She completed her chores in a brisk manner.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Physical
'Brisk' can also describe non-physical activities, like a quick and efficient meeting.
We had a brisk discussion and made our decision quickly.
Pro Tip 1/3Energetic Movement
Use 'brisk' to describe someone's energetic and fast actions or movements.
He walked with a brisk stride.
Pro Tip 2/3More Than Speed
'Brisk' implies both speed and a certain efficiency or purpose in the action.
She completed her chores in a brisk manner.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Physical
'Brisk' can also describe non-physical activities, like a quick and efficient meeting.
We had a brisk discussion and made our decision quickly.
Pro Tip 1/3Energetic Movement
Use 'brisk' to describe someone's energetic and fast actions or movements.
He walked with a brisk stride.
Pro Tip 2/3More Than Speed
'Brisk' implies both speed and a certain efficiency or purpose in the action.
She completed her chores in a brisk manner.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Physical
'Brisk' can also describe non-physical activities, like a quick and efficient meeting.
We had a brisk discussion and made our decision quickly.
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Safari Live - Day 15 PIPE...
gives the same hood mmm that's good that they don't seem to be gracing on anymore this is I got a fry touch it to a dam because they were on the move I mean the amount of dust they were kicking out though they weren't quite running they were brisk walking
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Why do people get so...
freeing up working memory. And if you have the chance, physical activity, like a brisk walk, deepens breathing and helps relieve muscle tension, preventing anxiety from building. You can also use your knowledge about the brain to change your mindset.
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Chris Burkard: The joy...
The air? A brisk -10 with windchill, and I could literally feel the blood trying to leave my hands, feet and face, and rush to protect my vital organs. It was the coldest I've ever been.
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Safari Live - Day 15 PIPE...
gives the same hood mmm that's good that they don't seem to be gracing on anymore this is I got a fry touch it to a dam because they were on the move I mean the amount of dust they were kicking out though they weren't quite running they were brisk walking
Video examples
Why do people get so...
freeing up working memory. And if you have the chance, physical activity, like a brisk walk, deepens breathing and helps relieve muscle tension, preventing anxiety from building. You can also use your knowledge about the brain to change your mindset.
Video examples
Chris Burkard: The joy...
The air? A brisk -10 with windchill, and I could literally feel the blood trying to leave my hands, feet and face, and rush to protect my vital organs. It was the coldest I've ever been.
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Andrew Weil
American Scientist
The most common objection that I hear to walking as exercise is that it's too easy, that only sweaty, strenuous activity offers real benefits. But there is abundant evidence that regular, brisk walking is associated with better health, including lower blood pressure, better moods and improved cholesterol ratios.
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Bobbi Brown
American Businesswoman
I used to think that if I didn't have time to do an hour long workout class, there wasn't any point in exercising. But now, I make sure to do a little something every day: a brisk walk for 10 minutes, climbing stairs instead of taking the elevator. Then a few times a week, I do a longer workout.
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David Hepworth
British Journalist
Lucy Kellaway's columns in the 'Financial Times' lend themselves to podcasts because they usually consist of her giving a brisk ticking off to some CEO or subversively wondering whether we're really as busy as we pretend we are.
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Heather Mac Donald
American Editor
The open-borders Right regularly insists that immigrants and their children are assimilating at a brisk clip. It would be nice to see them advocating as well, then, an English-only practice in all government communications.
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Evan Osnos
American Journalist
By the Nineties, so many people were moonlighting and creating their own professional identities that China generated a brisk new business in the printing of business cards.
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Pete Townshend
British Musician
English banjo players really were a law unto themselves - you don't find that kind of brisk banjo playing on the original Louis Armstrong or Bix Beiderbecke records.
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Jeremy Brett
British Actor
I mean, money people are usually quite brisk, but mine aren't, and they keep on giving me spaces so that I've been able to go on and do plays and films.
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Marv Levy
American Coach
Three, maybe four times a week, I run for 30 minutes. If I don't run, I'm out for a brisk walk at least an hour every day.
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Allison Williams
American Celebrity
I would prefer to keep my clothes on. Unless there's a brisk breeze or something, I tend to keep them on.
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Pat Paulsen
American Comedian
Yeah, I'm running for the White House again. Well, it's not a run, really; it's sort of a brisk walk.
Quote examples
Andrew Weil
American Scientist
The most common objection that I hear to walking as exercise is that it's too easy, that only sweaty, strenuous activity offers real benefits. But there is abundant evidence that regular, brisk walking is associated with better health, including lower blood pressure, better moods and improved cholesterol ratios.
Quote examples
Bobbi Brown
American Businesswoman
I used to think that if I didn't have time to do an hour long workout class, there wasn't any point in exercising. But now, I make sure to do a little something every day: a brisk walk for 10 minutes, climbing stairs instead of taking the elevator. Then a few times a week, I do a longer workout.
Quote examples
David Hepworth
British Journalist
Lucy Kellaway's columns in the 'Financial Times' lend themselves to podcasts because they usually consist of her giving a brisk ticking off to some CEO or subversively wondering whether we're really as busy as we pretend we are.
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Heather Mac Donald
American Editor
The open-borders Right regularly insists that immigrants and their children are assimilating at a brisk clip. It would be nice to see them advocating as well, then, an English-only practice in all government communications.
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Evan Osnos
American Journalist
By the Nineties, so many people were moonlighting and creating their own professional identities that China generated a brisk new business in the printing of business cards.
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Pete Townshend
British Musician
English banjo players really were a law unto themselves - you don't find that kind of brisk banjo playing on the original Louis Armstrong or Bix Beiderbecke records.
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Jeremy Brett
British Actor
I mean, money people are usually quite brisk, but mine aren't, and they keep on giving me spaces so that I've been able to go on and do plays and films.
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Marv Levy
American Coach
Three, maybe four times a week, I run for 30 minutes. If I don't run, I'm out for a brisk walk at least an hour every day.
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Allison Williams
American Celebrity
I would prefer to keep my clothes on. Unless there's a brisk breeze or something, I tend to keep them on.
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Pat Paulsen
American Comedian
Yeah, I'm running for the White House again. Well, it's not a run, really; it's sort of a brisk walk.
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