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icing.

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.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈaɪsɪŋ/
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. The process of forming a layer of ice on a surface.

    countable · uncountable
  4. Conditions conducive to the formation of ice on aircraft surfaces.

    countable · uncountable
    The Cessna pilots reported that moderate icing was present between 13,000 and 4,000 feet in the cloud layers.
Where this word comes from

Gerund of the verb to ice.

verb/ˈaɪsɪŋ/
  1. present participle and gerund of ice

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

From the verb to ice.

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