icing

[ahy-sing] / ˈaɪ sɪŋ /

NOUN

frosting

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cream glaze

STRONG

ornamentation topping trimming

WEAK

glacé sugar paste

Example Sentences

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The cup, however, is mere icing on the cake.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Your Social Security is the icing on the proverbial retirement cake.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

"But if all our instruments are powered up, and we can do important testing and calibration of the science instruments, that would be the icing on the cake."

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

“When we found out about the 24% service charge, it was just sort of icing on the cake,” Auerbach said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Beans was scooping chocolate icing from the birthday cake onto his finger.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli