icing
/ˈaɪsɪŋ/
icing noun: a sweet, often creamy and thick glaze made primarily of sugar, often enriched with ingredients like butter, egg whites, or flavorings, typically used for baked goods. Also the present participle and gerund of ice.
Noun
icing (countable and uncountable, plural icings)
- A sweet, often creamy and thick glaze made primarily of sugar, often enriched with ingredients like butter, egg whites, or flavorings, typically used for baked goods.
- THICK FLUFFY ICING
- At the present time there is a demand for very light fluffy icing that may be piled high on a cake. For beating many of the icings of this variety an electric beater is used, and the syrup is added very slowly.1917, Janet McKenzie Hill, Cakes, Pastry and Dessert Dishes, page 92
- Synonyms:
- frosting
- A minor violation of ice hockey rules, occurring when a player shoots the puck from his/her side of the red line so that it crosses the goal line on the opponent's side. A team playing short-handed is not penalized for this.
- The process of forming a layer of ice on a surface.
- Conditions conducive to the formation of ice on aircraft surfaces.
- The Cessna pilots reported that moderate icing was present between 13,000 and 4,000 feet in the cloud layers.
Also used as
icing is also the present participle and gerund of ice.
icing meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
icing in Hindi
- आइसिंग, आईसिंग
icing in Tamil
- ஐசிங்
icing in Marathi
- आयसिंग, आइसिंग, आइसिंगला
icing in Urdu
- آئسنگ, آئیسنگ, آئشنگ
More languagesFewer languages
- icing in Bengali
- আইসিং
- icing in Telugu
- ఐసింగ్
- icing in Malayalam
- ഐസിംഗ്, ഐസിങ്
- icing in Kannada
- ಐಸಿಂಗ್
- icing in Punjabi
- ਆਈਸਿੰਗ
- icing in Gujarati
- આઈસિંગ, આઇસિંગ
- icing in Odia
- ଆଇସିଂ, ଆଇସିଙ୍ଗ୍, ଆଇସିଂକୁ
- icing in Nepali
- आइसिङ, आइसिंग
- icing in Arabic
- تَغْطِيَة سُكَّر taḡṭiya sukkar
Examples of icing in a sentence
- Add a few drops of blue food colouring to the icing.
- The cake was finished with a fine, pollenlike dusting of icing.
- Spread the icing evenly over the cake.
Synonyms of icing
Forms of icing
| plural | icings |
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Origin of icing
Gerund of the verb to ice.
From the verb to ice.
Words formed from icing
Phrases with icing
Words that rhyme with icing
Questions about icing
- What does icing mean?
- Icing means a sweet, often creamy and thick glaze made primarily of sugar, often enriched with ingredients like butter, egg whites, or flavorings, typically used for baked goods.
- What is icing in Hindi?
- Icing in Hindi is आइसिंग, आईसिंग. See Icing meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is icing?
- Icing is a noun.
- How do you pronounce icing?
- Icing is pronounced /ˈaɪsɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of icing?
- The plural of icing is icings.
Words near icing in the dictionary
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