icing

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) 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. (countable, uncountable) 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. (countable, uncountable) The process of forming a layer of ice on a surface.
4. (countable, uncountable) Conditions conducive to the formation of ice on aircraft surfaces.

Verb

present participle and gerund of ice

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ice

• Noun
• Verb

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Synonyms

frosting

icing the puck

ice

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glaze

frost

overlooking

sugarcoat

syrup

topping

confectioner’s sugar

buttercream

ice-covered ground

flooding ice

flood icing

ice-crusted ground

black ice

ice freeze-up

fondant

freeze-up

glazed frost

ice accretion

Translations

glassa

glacé

glaçage

glaseado

Zuckerguss

Vereisung

crosta de gelo

Glasur

vereisend

refús prohibit

γλάσο

glace

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaɪsɪŋ/

Etymology

Gerund of the verb to ice.