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icing

The correct spelling is icing.

How to pronounce icing

noun

IPA: /ˈaɪsɪŋ/

Say it like: Isi-ng

The correct spelling is icing. A sweet glaze made primarily of sugar and often flavored, typically used for baked goods; frosting. For example: "Milton Keynes have yet to ice a team this season"

Usage Examples

Milton Keynes have yet to ice a team this season

If the Bruins ice the puck, the faceoff will be in their own zone.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A sweet glaze made primarily of sugar and often flavored, typically used for baked goods; frosting.
  2. 2.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. 3.The process of forming a layer of ice on a surface.

verb

  1. 1.To cool with ice, as a beverage.
  2. 2.To become ice; to freeze.
  3. 3.To make icy; to freeze.
  4. 4.To murder.
  5. 5.To cover with icing (frosting made of sugar and milk or white of egg); to frost; as cakes, tarts, etc.

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