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• Add a few drops of blue food colouring to the icing.From the entry food colouring
• The cake was finished with a fine, pollenlike dusting of icing.From the entry pollenlike
• Spread the icing evenly over the cake.From the entry evenly
• The confectioner sprinkled icing sugar over the cakes.From the entry sprinkle
• The confectioner sprinkled the cakes with icing sugar.From the entry sprinkle
• We went out for dinner and dancing and the icing on the cake was when my boyfriend proposed to me as we danced.From the entry icing on the cake
• I was having a really bad day at work, but the icing on the cake was getting soaked by a car passing through a puddle.From the entry icing on the cake
• Stick 2 zephyrs together at the base and dust thoroughly with icing sugar using a sieve.2019, Alissa Timoshkina, “Zephyrs”, in Salt & Time: Recipes from a Russian Kitchen, London: Mitchell Beazley, →ISBN. From the entry zephyr
• The cake was so moist and the icing was extra “mashed potatoey” (sorry, Gary).2017 January/February, Lora Abernathy, “That’s the icing on the cake”, in Salt, Wilmington, Oh.: Civitas Media, LLC, via Issuu or…. From the entry mashed potatoey
• Tart lemon cake with sweet raspberry icing, it was a one-two punch of cupcakey goodness.2016, Jenn McKinlay, Vanilla Beaned, New York, N.Y.: Berkley Prime Crime, →ISBN, page 62. From the entry cupcakey
• The wind is whipping across this stretch of the road icing it up.2015 June 17, Joan Hayward, Painer, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, →OCLC. From the entry ice up
• The hedgerows were coated with icing sugar and the walk was rather picture-postcardish.2015, Maggie Robinson, All Through the Night, A Holiday Story. From the entry picture-postcardish
• The light pastry spirals dusted with icing sugar that flake perfectly.2014 September 21, Leadership Sunday, number 450, Abuja, →ISSN, →OCLC. From the entry ensaïmada
• Also, if you are using this icing over several days, you must rebeat it daily.2012, Toba M. Garrett, Professional Cake Decorating, page 83. From the entry rebeat
• It's icing on the cake that automation can be achieved using legitimate, nonpirated OSS tools.2005, Chris DiBona, Danese Cooper, Mark Stone, Open sources 2.0: the continuing evolution. From the entry nonpirated
• When the gugelhupf is cold, dust lightly with icing sugar, then make the icing.1993, Good Housekeeping, edited by Heather Rocklin and Sarah Bailey, Complete Book of Home Baking, London: Dealerfield, →ISBN, page 71…. From the entry gugelhupf
• Sieve the icing sugar into a bowl and blend with enough rum to make a thin icing.1993, Good Housekeeping, edited by Heather Rocklin and Sarah Bailey, Complete Book of Home Baking, London: Dealerfield, →ISBN, page 71…. From the entry gugelhupf
• It’s heavy on the creamcheese icing and only $1.25 a slab.1983 May, Kate Hildebrandt, “Great Grits at the Granary”, in Fine Print, Edmonton, Alta.: Lambda Fine Print Publishing Society, page 20…. From the entry creamcheese
• The air temperature is most important and a sudden drop may well indicate imminent icing conditions.1970, The Marine Observer. Published by the Authority of the Meteorological Committee, Air Ministry, London. The Review of the Marine…. From the entry black frost
• Note: The next steps are done while the flood icing is still wet, so work as quickly as you can.2021, Hayley Callaway, Sweet Talk Cookies: Creative Designs for Birthdays, Holidays, and Everyday, →ISBN, page 127. From the entry flood icing
• Doughnutgate was the icing on the eclair.2019 May 23, Jay Cridlin, “She wants it, she’s got it”, in Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 12W. From the entry Doughnutgate
• I managed to catch it before it landed and the icing rippled in the middle as the cake concertinaed.2016 October 20, G.E.Larrisey, From Care to Somewhere, page 131. From the entry one over the eight
• Such an approach, if successful, will maximize rotor energy capture in spite of poorly understood rotor performance, icing, mispitched blades, etc.2010, James F. Manwell, Jon G. McGowan, Anthony L. Rogers, Wind Energy Explained: Theory, Design and Application, page 396. From the entry mispitch
• With an electric mixer beat the cream cheeze a little, then add non-dairy whipped topping and icing sugar.2008, Siue Moffat, chapter 7, in Lickin' The Beaters: Low Fat Vegan Desserts, PM Press, page 68. From the entry cream cheeze
• The masala is the icing on the cake, as it were, and lifts the ordinary crepe into something quite special.2002 April 10, Vidya Shenoi Madiraju, “Masala dosa (stuffed dosa)”, in Los Angeles Times Cooking, retrieved 27 May 2026. From the entry sada
• Decorate the tops as for barquettes and tartelettes, or just dredge with icing sugar and glaze under the salamander.1994, Ildo Nicolello, Rowland Foote, Complete Confectionery Techniques, London: Hodder & Stoughton, published 1999, →ISBN, page 62, column 1. From the entry tartelette
• Smooth the icing over the top and down the side(s) of the cake with cornfloured hands (Fig. ii).1987, Mandy Pryor, Cakes & Cake Decorating (Supercook), Cambridge, Cambs.: Martin Books, →ISBN, page 89. From the entry cornfloured
• Young Roscoe A cakeful of icing, Cannot compare to them.1971, James Goldman (book), Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics), “Bring On The Girls”, in Follies: The Complete Recording, TVT Records…. From the entry cakeful
• For the icing, mix the icing sugar with the lemon zest and enough water to make a glossy icing with a thick, pourable consistency.2022 June 9, Paul Hollywood, BAKE: My Best Ever Recipes for the Classics, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN. From the entry chouxnut
• This is a term that refers to icing patterns created with the flood icing (not the piping icing) while the flood icing is still wet.2021, Anne Yorks, The Crafted Cookie: A Beginner’s Guide to Baking & Decorating Cookies for Every Occasion, Page Street Publishing, →ISBN. From the entry flood icing
• With the antioxidant powers of honey and the digestive boost from the yogurt icing, these are a must for any puppy pawty!2020, Kevyn Matthews, Becoming a Dog Chef: Recipes to Spoil Your Pup from America’s Top Dog Chef, Mango Publishing Group, →ISBN. From the entry pawty
• The performance was sold out, and Sachertorte—enriched with plenty of cocoa, with apricot jam spread lavishly beneath the chocolate icing—was to be served during intermission.2018, Rodica Doehnert, translated by Alison Layland, chapter 1, in Hotel Sacher: A Novel, Seattle, Wash.: AmazonCrossing, →ISBN, book 1…. From the entry sachertorte
• Overnight Cinnamon Roll Casserole — French-toasty hunks of challah are dusted with cinnamon and drizzled with sweet icing in this simple riff on cinnamon rolls.2017 April 12, McCormick, “Best in Brunch: Egg-ceptional Easter sweets and eats”, in American Press, number 44,654, Lake Charles, La.…. From the entry French-toasty
• Put the double cream, icing sugar and vanilla in a large mixing bowl and whisk until the cream is soft, but holds its shape.2015 January 24, John Whaite, “Our 10 best sweet pastry recipes”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived…. From the entry creme chantilly
• He drank more coffee in a paper cup and ate a long john covered in maple-sugar icing and dialed Marley in San Francisco.2006, Baker H. Morrow, “The Luger”, in A Tropical Place Like that: Stories of Mexico, Albuquerque, N.M.: University of New Mexico Press…. From the entry long john
• Around his neck he wore a garland of rosquillas – large hardcrusted doughnuts covered in sticky white icing – on a string.1992, Gijs Van Hensbergen, chapter 6, in A Taste of Castile, London: Sinclair-Stevenson, →ISBN, page 104. From the entry hardcrusted
• And there is the grandmother who says scornfully, if someone makes a good cake with poor icing, "That is putting the beggar on the gentleman".1979, Harold W. Thompson, Body, Boots, and Britches, page 504. From the entry put the beggar on the gentleman
• Although the dishpan is of small diameter, this irregular throw-off of ice could contribute to propeller unbalance in icing conditions particularly at higher fan speeds.1947, United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Technical Note - National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, page 9. From the entry throw-off
• A few more duets with Ghostface would have been illy, and even ONE track with RZA would have been the icing on a top notch cake.2023 December 16, Steve 'Flash' Juon, Raekwon :: The Lex Diamond Story :: Universal Records. From the entry illy

Meaning of icing

1. 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.
2. noun 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.
3. noun The process of forming a layer of ice on a surface.

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How do you use icing in a sentence?

Icing is used as a noun. For example: “The Cessna pilots reported that moderate icing was present between 13,000 and 4,000 feet in the cloud layers.”

What is a short sentence with icing?

“Doughnutgate was the icing on the eclair.”

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.