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icing

Syllabification: (ic·ing)
Pronunciation: /ˈīsiNG/

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Definition of icing

noun

  • 1a mixture of sugar with liquid or butter, typically flavored and colored, and used as a coating for cakes or cookies.
  • 2the formation of ice on an aircraft, ship, or other vehicle, or in an engine.
  • 3 Ice Hockey the action of shooting the puck from one’s own end of the rink to the other but not into the goal, for which the referee calls a face-off in one’s own end.

Phrases

the icing (or frosting) on the cake

an attractive but inessential addition or enhancement:being a scientist is enjoyable, and winning a Nobel is icing on the cake

icing in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of icing in the British & World English dictionary