icing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.
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.

verb

/ˈaɪsɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-icing.wav

icing icings

Gerund of the verb to ice.

frosting

anti-icing butter icing flood icing fondant icing icinged icinglike icing on the cake icing sugar royal icing water icing

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