icing
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icing¹
- /ˈaɪsɪŋ/
Rhymes with -aɪsɪŋ, -ɪŋ
Where it comes from
Gerund of the verb to ice.
noun icings
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A sweet, often creamy and thick glaze made primarily of sugar, often enriched with ingredients like butter, egg whites, or flavorings, typically used for baked goods.
THICK FLUFFY ICING
At the present time there is a demand for very light fluffy icing that may be piled high on a cake. For beating many of the icings of this variety an electric beater is used, and the syrup is added very slowly.
Similar: frosting
- A minor violation of ice hockey rules, occurring when a player shoots the puck from his/her side of the red line so that it crosses the goal line on the opponent's side. A team playing short-handed is not penalized for this.
- The process of forming a layer of ice on a surface.
- Conditions conducive to the formation of ice on aircraft surfaces. The Cessna pilots reported that moderate icing was present between 13,000 and 4,000 feet in the cloud layers.
icing²
- /ˈaɪsɪŋ/
Rhymes with -aɪsɪŋ, -ɪŋ
Where it comes from
From the verb to ice.
verb
- present participle and gerund of ice
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: frosting, frost, fondant, ice-cream, cherry, deicing, defrosting, freezing, rime, mirror, lens, topping, coverage, de-icing, ice cream, water ice
Translations
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noun sweet glaze used for baked goods
| Español | glaseado, alcorza, lustre |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 아이싱 aising |
| 日本語 | アイシング aishingu |
| 中文 | 糖霜 táng shuāng |
| Português | glacê, glace |
| Français | glaçage |
| Deutsch | Zuckerguss, Glasur |
| Italiano | glassa, glassatura, brillantatura, ghiaccia |
| Ελληνικά | γλάσο gláso |
| Română | glazură (de zahăr) |
| Русский | глазу́рь glazúrʹ |
| العربية | تَغْطِيَة سُكَّر taḡṭiya sukkar |
noun process of forming a layer of ice
| Deutsch | Vereisung |
|---|---|
| Română | acoperire cu gheață |
| Русский | обледене́ние obledenénije |
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title = {icing},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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