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icing
[ahy-sing]
noun
a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners' sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting.
Meteorology.a coating of ice on a solid object.
Aviation.the freezing of atmospheric moisture on the surface of an aircraft.
Ice Hockey.the act of a player shooting the puck from the defensive half of the rink over the opponent's goal line, but not into the goal, as a defensive maneuver to keep the puck out of the reach of attacking opponents, resulting in a penalty against the defensive team if the puck is then next touched by an opponent other than the goalkeeper.
icing
/ ˈɪɪŋ /
noun
Also called (esp US and Canadian): frosting.a sugar preparation, variously flavoured and coloured, for coating and decorating cakes, biscuits, etc
the formation of ice, as on a ship or aircraft, due to the freezing of moisture in the atmosphere
any unexpected extra or bonus (esp in icing on the cake )
Example Sentences
She’s made it so intrinsic to her plot, for so many believable reasons, that it’s also the icing and the cherry on the wedding cake.
“So anything else we get on top of it is just icing on the cake,” Bidart said.
Yes, there's cheesecake or cream cheese icing, but beyond these classics, cheese is typically relegated to savory compositions.
No matter if whipped into an icing, deep-fried and served with a sticky dipping sauce or simply steamed, tofu is a shapeshifter.
A bag of icing sugar was then thrown into the man's car before the other vehicle was driven off.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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