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Webster 1913 Edition


Icing

I′cing

,
Noun.
A coating or covering resembling ice, as of sugar and milk or white of egg; frosting.

Webster 1828 Edition


Icing

I'CING

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ppr.
Covering with concreted sugar.

Definition 2024


icing

icing

English

Noun

icing (plural icings)

  1. A sweet glaze made primarily of sugar and often flavored, typically used for baked goods; frosting.
  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.
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Translations

Etymology 2

From the verb to ice.

Verb

icing

  1. present participle of ice

Swedish

Noun

icing c

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

Declension

Inflection of icing 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative icing icingen icingar icingarna
Genitive icings icingens icingars icingarnas