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topping^¹

/ˈtɑpɪŋ/ US
/ˈtɒpɪŋ/ UK

Rhymes with -ɒpɪŋ

Where it comes from

From Middle English toppyng; equivalent to top + -ing.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of top

adjective more topping · most topping

UK, dated, informal Wonderful. “My boy came home last night,” sang the waitress. “Oh, I say–how topping for you !” gurgled the cashier.
Similar: ace, admirable, amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, badass, broyal, bang on, bang-up, studly, based, beatific
archaic Assuming superiority; proud. A second Ground, upon which Men are apt to persuade themselves, that they shall escape the Stroke of Divine Justice for their Sins, is their Observation of the great and flourishing Condition of some of the topping Sinners of the World.

noun toppings

countable, uncountable Any food item added on top of another, such as sprinkles on ice cream or pepperoni on pizza. Pepperoni and mushrooms are common pizza toppings.
countable, uncountable The act of cutting off the top of something.
countable, uncountable The act of raising one extremity of a spar higher than the other.
countable, uncountable Either of the cables that support the ends of a spar or boom.
countable, uncountable The tail of an artificial fly.

Topping^²

proper noun Toppings

A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: top-hole, superior, top-flight, excellence, exceeding, surpassing, filling, over, beating, trimming, icing, gone, superterrific, topful, wunderfull, rocking

Translations

Every language

noun food on top

Español	guarnición, aderezo, topping (topin), cobertura
한국어	토핑 toping
日本語	トッピング toppingu
中文	澆頭 /浇头 jiāotou
Français	couverture
Deutsch	Garnierung, Topping
Italiano	companatico
Ελληνικά	επικάλυψη epikálypsi, γαρνιτούρα garnitoúra
Русский	то́ппинг tópping, начи́нка načínka, верху́шка verxúška
עברית	תּוֹסֶפֶת toséfet

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@misc{topping_2026,
  title = {topping},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/topping},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}