Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sweet glaze made of sugar, butter, water, and egg whites or milk, often flavored and cooked and used to cover or decorate baked goods, such as cakes or cookies.
- noun Sports A minor violation of the rules in ice hockey in which a player ices the puck, and the puck is not played by the goalie and does not go in the goal. Icing is not called when the team that has iced the puck is killing a penalty.
- idiom (icing on the cake) An additional benefit to something already good.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A coating of concreted sugar. Also called
frosting and ice.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A coating or covering resembling ice, as of sugar and milk or white of egg; frosting.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
sweet glaze made primarily ofsugar and often flavored, typically used forbaked goods ;frosting . - noun ice hockey A minor
violation ofice hockey rules , occurring when a player shoots thepuck from his/her side of the red line so that it crosses the goal line on the opponent's side, and the next player to touch the puck is an opponent player other than thegoalie . Ateam playingshort-handed is notpenalized for this. - noun The process of forming a layer of
ice on a surface. - verb Present participle of
ice .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the formation of frost or ice on a surface
- noun (ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your own defensive area the length of the rink beyond the opponent's goal
- noun a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
Etymologies
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Examples
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*walks in carrying a larj kayk that is half chonklit with chonklit icing, and half whyt with whyt icing*
Kitty rule #2 - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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I fear the LibDem cake may well look much better but underneath the icing is a concoction of nothing less than spongy goo with no substance. on April 15, 2010 at 10: 50 pm alex
Leaders TV Debate – Law & Order Summary SHOCK! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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That second big piece of birthday cake with ice cream and the extra icing from the side of the cake dish wasn't the best idea.
Archive 2009-11-08 Tyler 2009
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The tartness of the icing is what really made these cookies for me.
Archive 2009-04-01 Laura 2009
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That second big piece of birthday cake with ice cream and the extra icing from the side of the cake dish wasn't the best idea.
Things I learned this weekend Tyler 2009
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If icing is too dry, add additional milk until desired consistency is reached.
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Add the lemon juice and beat on high speed until stiff peaks form and the icing is no longer shiny, 6-8 minutes (mine stays somewhat shiny).
Archive 2009-03-01 2009
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The tartness of the icing is what really made these cookies for me.
Why Have I Never Tried Lemon Sugar Cookies For Painting Before? Laura 2009
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Add the lemon juice and beat on high speed until stiff peaks form and the icing is no longer shiny, 6-8 minutes (mine stays somewhat shiny).
Easter Sugar Cookies 2009
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But the second hiccup rested with him; Alan forgot the treat bags at home, the special cookies with Elmo in icing brought by her sister from St. Louis.
pterodactyl commented on the word icing
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April 30, 2008