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- [ahy-sing]
- /ˈaɪ sɪŋ/
- /ˈaɪ.sɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ahy-sing]
- /ˈaɪ sɪŋ/
Definitions of icing word
- noun icing the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water. 1
- noun icing the frozen surface of a body of water. 1
- noun icing any substance resembling frozen water: camphor ice. 1
- noun icing a frozen dessert made of sweetened water and fruit juice. 1
- noun icing British. ice cream. 1
- noun icing icing, as on a cake. 1
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Origin of icing
First appearance:
before 1760 One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1760-70; ice + -ing1
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Parts of speech for Icing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
icing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
icing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for icing
noun icing
- glaze — to furnish or fill with glass: to glaze a window.
- cream — Cream is a thick yellowish-white liquid taken from milk. You can use it in cooking or put it on fruit or desserts.
- topping — the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit. Synonyms: zenith, acme, peak, pinnacle, vertex. Antonyms: bottom, base, foot, lowest point.
- ornamentation — the act of ornamenting.
- trimming — the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
Top questions with icing
- how to make icing?
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