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icening

icening is the present participle and gerund of icen.

Meaning of icen

Verb

icen (third-person singular simple present icens, present participle icening, simple past and past participle icened)

  1. (ambitransitive) To make or become iced or icy; frost (all senses)
    • Ole Becky ain't got much to give but her blessin', but I can cook yet, and I done made you a big spice cake apiece, and icened it with icin' an inch thick.1900, Annie Fellows Johnston, The Little Colonel’s House Party, Boston, Mass.: The Page Company, →OCLC, page 262

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Questions about icening

What is icening the present participle and gerund of?
Icening is the present participle and gerund of icen.

Words near icening in the dictionary

  1. Icenhower
  2. Icenhowers
  3. ICENHS
  4. Iceni
  5. Icenian
  6. icening
  7. Icenogle
  8. Icenogles
  9. icens
  10. icepack
  11. icepacks

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