Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frosting

/ˈfɹɔst.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.05 in modern English

Syllables: frost-ing
IPA: /ˈfɹɔst.ɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Icing, a sweet, often creamy and thick, covering for cakes and other baked goods.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

A layer of frost.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The theft of a car while it is left unattended, especially when its engine is left running in the winter to defrost the car.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of frost

Example Sentences

"“[…] Cities aren’t like frosted cake — and, anyhow, even the cake didn’t keep very well. I tried it, and it dried up, ’specially the frosting. I reckon the time to take frosting and good times is while they are going; so I want to see all I can now while I’m here.”"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *prews- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *prustós Proto-Germanic *frustaz Proto-West Germanic *frost Old English frost Middle English frost English frost English -ing English frosting From frost + -ing.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfɹɔst.ɪŋ/
British English: /ˈfɹɒst.ɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

frostings (plural)

Derived Forms

frostinged frostinglike

Phrases

flood frosting frosting on the cake frosting spatula

Synonyms

glazing icing ice

Rhymes With

costing exhausting defrosting

Questions

How do you pronounce frosting?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɹɔst.ɪŋ/.
What does frosting mean?: Icing, a sweet, often creamy and thick, covering for cakes and other baked goods.
Where does frosting come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *prews- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *prustós Proto-Germanic *frustaz Proto-West Germanic *frost Old English frost Middle English frost English frost English -ing English frosting From frost + -ing.

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