icing
pronunciation
How to pronounce icing in British English:
UK [ˈaɪsɪŋ]
How to pronounce icing in American English:
US [ˈaɪsɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- the formation of frost or ice on a surface
- a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
- (ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your own defensive area the length of the rink beyond the opponent's goal
Word Origin
- icing (n.)
- 1769 in the confectionary sense, verbal noun of ice (v.). Earlier in this sense was simple ice (1723). Meaning "process of becoming covered with ice" is from 1881.
Example
- 1. The biofuel boom has been the icing on the cake .
- 2. For my own part , I associate the royal family very strongly indeed with icing .
- 3. Use an electric mixer to combine the butter and 2 / 3 cup of icing sugar in a large bowl until pale and fluffy .
- 4. Servers cut into the flesh-colored icing to reveal bloody-hued red velvet cake .
- 5. We watched as the national christmas tree was lit and admired the chef as he put the final icing on the gingerbread house .