icing

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪsɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -aɪsɪŋ
• Rhymes: -ɪŋ

Gerund of the verb to ice.

icing (countable and uncountable, plural icings)

1. (cooking) 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.

   Synonym: frosting (US)

   • 1917, Janet McKenzie Hill, Cakes, Pastry and Dessert Dishes, page 92:

     THICK FLUFFY ICING
     At the present time there is a demand for very light fluffy icing that may be piled high on a cake. For beating many of the icings of this variety an electric beater is used, and the syrup is added very slowly.

2. (ice hockey) 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.
3. The process of forming a layer of ice on a surface.
4. (aviation, meteorology) Conditions conducive to the formation of ice on aircraft surfaces.

   The Cessna pilots reported that moderate icing was present between 13,000 and 4,000 feet in the cloud layers.

• In general American use, the words icing and frosting are synonymous, but bakers may distinguish frosting as thicker and fluffier while icing is thinner and glossier like a glaze. In British English, the word frosting is not used.

• → Swedish: icing

From the verb to ice.

icing

1. present participle and gerund of ice

From English icing.

icing c

1. (sports) icing; a minor violation of rules in hockey

• “icing”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)