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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.
- 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 )
Idioms and Phrases
- icing on the cake. frosting ( def 5 ).
Example Sentences
Wrapped tightly in plastic and tape, it smelled like warming spices and thick icing before it was even opened.
"We had tapioca, semolina, treacle sponge pudding, as well as jam roly-poly, cake with icing and sprinkles, chocolate cake and pink custard, and more."
"To see the finished result on the big screen, and for it to win awards, has been the icing on the cake."
Making everyone else pay after he dies is merely icing on the cake.
Trump’s tariffs against neighbors Canada and Mexico this week are icing on a rancid cake.
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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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