English edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪsɪŋ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪsɪŋ
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋ

Etymology 1 edit

Gerund of the verb to ice.

 
Chocolate cupcakes with raspberry buttercream icing.

Noun edit

icing (countable and uncountable, plural icings)

  1. (cooking) A 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.
    Synonym: frosting (US)
    • 1917, Janet McKenzie Hill, Cakes, Pastry and Dessert Dishes, page 92:
      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.
  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.
  4. (aviation, meteorology) Conditions conducive to the formation of ice on aircraft surfaces.
    The Cessna pilots reported that moderate icing was present between 13,000 and 4,000 feet in the cloud layers.
Usage notes edit
  • In general American use, the words icing and frosting are synonymous, but bakers may distinguish frosting as thicker and fluffier while icing is thinner and glossier like a glaze. In British English, the word frosting is not used.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Swedish: icing
Translations edit

Etymology 2 edit

From the verb to ice.

Verb edit

icing

  1. present participle and gerund of ice

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From English icing.

Noun edit

icing c

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

Declension edit

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

Further reading edit