Meanings
icing1
plural icings
- countableuncountablecookingA 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.
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.
1917, Janet McKenzie Hill, Cakes, Pastry and Dessert Dishes, page 92Synonyms: frosting
- countableuncountablehobbiesA 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.
- countableuncountableThe process of forming a layer of ice on a surface.
icing2
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of ice
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
More synonyms by meaning
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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Arabic تَغْطِيَة سُكَّر
- تَغْطِيَة سُكَّر (taḡṭiya sukkar)sweet glaze used for baked goods
Bulgarian глазура, айсинг
- глазура (glazura)sweet glaze used for baked goods
- айсинг (ajsing)minor violation of ice hockey rules
- обледеняване (obledenjavane)process of forming a layer of ice
Catalan glaça, refús prohibit
- glaçasweet glaze used for baked goods
- refús prohibitminor violation of ice hockey rules
Chinese Cantonese 糖衣
- 糖衣 (tong⁴ ji¹)sweet glaze used for baked goods
Chinese Mandarin 糖霜
- 糖霜 (táng shuāng)sweet glaze used for baked goods
Czech zakázané uvolnění
- zakázané uvolněníminor violation of ice hockey rules
Danish glasur
- glasursweet glaze used for baked goods
Esperanto glaceo
- glaceosweet glaze used for baked goods
Finnish kuorrutus, kuorrute
- kuorrutussweet glaze used for baked goods
- kuorrutesweet glaze used for baked goods
- pitkä kiekkominor violation of ice hockey rules
- jäädytysprocess of forming a layer of ice
- jäädyttäminenprocess of forming a layer of ice
French glaçage
- glaçagesweet glaze used for baked goods
German Zuckerguss, Glasur
- Zuckergusssweet glaze used for baked goods
- Glasursweet glaze used for baked goods
- Vereisungprocess of forming a layer of ice
Greek γλάσο
- γλάσο (gláso)sweet glaze used for baked goods
Hungarian cukormáz
- cukormázsweet glaze used for baked goods
Italian glassa, glassatura
- glassasweet glaze used for baked goods
- glassaturasweet glaze used for baked goods
- brillantaturasweet glaze used for baked goods
- ghiacciasweet glaze used for baked goods
Japanese アイシング
- アイシング (aishingu)sweet glaze used for baked goods
Korean 아이싱
- 아이싱 (aising)sweet glaze used for baked goods
Māori pani reka, pani huka
- pani rekasweet glaze used for baked goods
- pani hukasweet glaze used for baked goods
Norwegian Bokmål glasur
- glasursweet glaze used for baked goods
Polish lukier, icing
- lukiersweet glaze used for baked goods
- icingminor violation of ice hockey rules
- obladzanieprocess of forming a layer of ice
Portuguese glacê, glace
- glacêsweet glaze used for baked goods
- glacesweet glaze used for baked goods
Romanian glazură (de zahăr), acoperire cu gheață
- glazură (de zahăr)sweet glaze used for baked goods
- acoperire cu gheațăprocess of forming a layer of ice
Russian глазу́рь, обледене́ние
- глазу́рь (glazúrʹ)sweet glaze used for baked goods
- обледене́ние (obledenénije)process of forming a layer of ice
Slovak zakázané uvoľnenie
- zakázané uvoľnenieminor violation of ice hockey rules
Spanish glaseado, alcorza
- glaseadosweet glaze used for baked goods
- alcorzasweet glaze used for baked goods
- lustresweet glaze used for baked goods
Swedish glasyr, icing
- glasyrsweet glaze used for baked goods
- icingminor violation of ice hockey rules
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with icing
Cite this entry
icing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/icing
“icing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/icing. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “icing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/icing.
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