Icing Definition

īsĭng
noun
A mixture variously of sugar, butter, flavoring, water or other liquid, egg whites, etc. for covering a cake or pastries; frosting.
Webster's New World
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.
Webster's New World

The process of forming a layer of ice on a surface.

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verb

Present participle of ice.

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Other Word Forms of Icing

Noun

Singular:
icing
Plural:
icings

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Icing

  • icing on the cake
  • icing on the cake

Origin of Icing

  • Gerund of the verb to ice. Cognate with German Eisung (“icing, freezing”), Icelandic ísing (“ice crystals, sleet”). More at ice.

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  • From the verb to ice.

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Icing Sentence Examples

  • Carmen finished decorating the cake and set the icing aside.

  • She finished one color and set the icing aside, glancing up at him.

  • This cake is a rich baked fruit cake with marzipan, icing and sugar frosting.

  • A drop goal from O'Connor put the icing on the cake for Ulster in the dying minutes.

  • Remember also that most Ready to Roll icing can take normal icing on top.

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Words Starting With

IICICI

Words Ending With

GNGING

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Words Starting With I and Ending With G

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