frosting

Meaning

Noun

1. (US, countable, uncountable) Icing, a sweet, often creamy and thick, covering for cakes and other baked goods.
2. (countable, uncountable) A layer of frost.
3. (countable, uncountable) The theft of a car while it is left unattended, especially when its engine is left running in the winter to defrost the car.

Verb

present participle and gerund of frost

frost

• Noun
• Verb

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Synonyms

icing

ice

🧊

chilling

fondant

freezing

highlighting

highlights

matting

streaking

confectioner’s sugar

buttercream

effloresence

putting in cold storage

putting on ice

bloom

frost action

bloomed

Translations

glace

🧊

glazuur

givrage

glaçage

crosta de gelo

glassa

glacé

mit Eis überziehend

ζαχαροαλοιφή

Glasur

glaça

Zuckerguß

Icing

sucre glacé

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɹɒst.ɪŋ/

Etymology

From frost + -ing.