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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

icing

/ˈaɪsɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.49 in modern English

Syllables
ic-ing
IPA
/ˈaɪsɪŋ/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process of forming a layer of ice on a surface.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Conditions conducive to the formation of ice on aircraft surfaces.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of ice

Example Sentences

Etymology

Gerund of the verb to ice.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

icings (plural)

Derived Forms

icinged icinglike

Phrases

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

Synonyms

frosting icing the puck ice frost

Rhymes With

pricing slicing enticing splicing dicing spicing repricing mispricing reising leising salami slicing being

Questions

How do you pronounce icing?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaɪsɪŋ/.
What does icing mean?
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.
Where does icing come from?
Gerund of the verb to ice.

How to pronounce icing

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