icing
icing¹
Definition
ic·ing (īs′iŋ)
noun
a mixture variously of sugar, butter, flavoring, water or other liquid, egg whites, etc. for covering a cake or pastries; frosting
icing²
Definition
ic·ing (īs′iŋ)
noun
Ice Hockey an infraction in which a player in the defensive half of the rink hits the puck past the opponent's goal line but not into the net
icing
Synonyms
icing
n.
icing
Usage Examples
Preposition: on
- cake: Winning the award is the icing on the cake.
- top: Remember also that most Ready to Roll Icing can take normal icing on top.
Converse of object
- put: A drop goal from O'Connor put the icing on the cake for Ulster in the dying minutes.
- like: I'm now worried. theyre rerecording and rereleasing it You like icing?
- add: Turnover rose 18 % at Passage du Havre last year, adding icing to what was already a sharp deal.
- prevent: To prevent the royal Icing from drying too hard add a tea spoon of glycerine.
Adjective modifier
- regal: Topped with almond paste, regal icing and decorated with an iced message of your choice.
- royal: To join dummies together just put a little royal icing between the tiers.
- colored: You can pipe on different colored icing to make pleats in dresses or blazers with a school or club badge on.
- pink: The wedding cake Expect the wedding cake to be a sponge cake of simple design with white or pink icing.
- severe: Winter operations are very hard with adverse weather conditions with severe icing at times.
- white: Use the white icing to pipe the top of the cake with lines like a tennis court.
Modifies a noun
- sugar: Sprinkle with 1 tsp icing sugar, then serve.
- bag: Spoon the cream mixture into a large icing bag fitted with a star nozzle.
Noun used with modifier
- fondant: All you need to do is get the shape you need, then decorate it using colored marzipan or fondant icing.
- tbsp: Mix together 1 tsp cinnamon with 1 tbsp icing sugar, then mix thoroughly with the ground almonds.
- butter: Cover all of the cake in a thin layer of butter icing, this will help the icing to stay in place.
- cake: His original application was for lessons not in ice skating but in cake icing.
- chocolate: Take cake out of tin, then pour coffee - chocolate icing all over.
- cream: The traditional wedding cake is a tiered white cake with butter cream icing.
icing Quotes
The glittering structure of her cultivation sits on her novels like a rather showy icing that detracts from the cake beneath.
Browse dictionary entries near icing
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