- present participle of ice.
icing
Example Sentences
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"It's the icing on the cake of two great careers," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The researchers compare this arrangement to chocolate chips embedded in a cookie, while organic dye molecules covering the outside resemble icing.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Getting the color and appearance right for the icing on cupcakes alone required a nearly thirtyfold increase in natural ingredients.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
It might also mean a thick slice of homemade apple Bundt cake under a generous coat of cream cheese icing, eaten with coffee.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
His eyes lingered over the crushed bakery box, cake and icing oozing out the seams.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
