frosting
/ˈfɹɒst.ɪŋ/US/ˈfɹɔst.ɪŋ/
frosting noun: icing, a sweet, often creamy and thick, covering for cakes and other baked goods. Also the present participle and gerund of frost.
Noun
frosting (countable and uncountable, plural frostings)
- Icing, a sweet, often creamy and thick, covering for cakes and other baked goods.
- “[…] Cities aren’t like frosted cake — and, anyhow, even the cake didn’t keep very well. I tried it, and it dried up, ’specially the frosting. I reckon the time to take frosting and good times is while they are going; so I want to see all I can now while I’m here.”1915, Eleanor H. Porter, Pollyanna Grows Up, The Page Company
- Synonyms:
- glazing
- A layer of frost.
- The theft of a car while it is left unattended, especially when its engine is left running in the winter to defrost the car.
Also used as
frosting is also the present participle and gerund of frost.
frosting meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
frosting in Hindi
- फ्रॉस्टिंग
frosting in Urdu
- فراسٹنگ
frosting in Bengali
- ফ্রস্টিং, ফ্রস্টিং করার জন্য
frosting in Telugu
- ఫ్రాస్టింగ్
More languagesFewer languages
- frosting in Malayalam
- ഫ്രോസ്റ്റിംഗ്, ഫ്രോസ്റ്റിംഗിലേക്ക്
- frosting in Kannada
- ಫ್ರಾಸ್ಟಿಂಗ್
- frosting in Punjabi
- ਫ੍ਰਾਸਟਿੰਗ
- frosting in Gujarati
- ફ્રૉસ્ટિંગ, ફ્રોસ્ટિંગ
- frosting in Odia
- ଫ୍ରଷ୍ଟିଙ୍ଗ, ଫ୍ରଷ୍ଟିଙ୍ଗ୍
- frosting in Nepali
- फ्रस्टिङ, फ्रॉस्टिङ, फ्रस्टिंग
Examples of frosting in a sentence
- The frosting in his beard was a giveaway that he had been munching the cake.
- The frosting just needs a little touch-up to be smooth and even.
- The frosting had a strong vanillalike flavor, much reminiscent of vanilla ice cream.
Synonyms of frosting
Forms of frosting
| plural | frostings |
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Origin of frosting
From frost + -ing.
Words formed from frosting
- flood frosting
- frostinged
- frostinglike
- frosting on the cake
- frosting spatula
Phrases with frosting
Questions about frosting
- What does frosting mean?
- Frosting means icing, a sweet, often creamy and thick, covering for cakes and other baked goods.
- What is frosting in Hindi?
- Frosting in Hindi is फ्रॉस्टिंग. See Frosting meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is frosting?
- Frosting is a noun.
- How do you pronounce frosting?
- Frosting is pronounced /ˈfɹɒst.ɪŋ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of frosting?
- The plural of frosting is frostings.
Words near frosting in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: frosting (page history and authors); frosting (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); frosting (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); frosting (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); frosting (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); frosting (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); frosting (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); frosting (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); frosting (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); frosting (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); frosting (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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