icing

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noun (1)

ic·​ing ˈī-siŋ 

1

: a sweet flavored usually creamy mixture used to coat baked goods (such as cupcakes)

called also frosting

2

: something that adds to the interest, value, or appeal of an item or event

—often used in the phrase icing on the cake

icing

2 of 2

noun (2)

: an illegal act by an ice hockey player of shooting a puck from within the defensive zone or defensive half of the rink beyond the opponents' goal line but not into the goal

Examples of icing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The decadent fudge icing is heated and poured on the warm, just-out-of-the-oven cake. —Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 8 May 2026

Denver Arts & Venues De-icing of planes was also taking place for planes departing from Denver International Airport on Tuesday night, the airport said. —Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 6 May 2026

This is the icing on the cake - Tony nominee! —Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026

Quenneville expected an icing call with five minutes left in the third period of a tie game when Barbashev, well short of the center red line, dumped the puck deep into the Anaheim zone and Ducks defenseman Jackson LaCombe beat Golden Knights forward Jack Eichel to it. —Eric Stephens, New York Times, 5 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

circa 1740, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1948, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing icing

• anti-icing
• icing on the cake
• icing sugar
• royal icing

Rhymes for icing

• deicing
• dicing
• pricing
• slicing
• splicing
• enticing
• sufficing
• sacrificing
• satisficing

Kids Definition

icing

1 of 2 noun

ic·​ing ˈī-siŋ 

1

: a sweet coating for baked goods (as cakes)

called also frosting

2

: something that adds to the interest, value, or appeal of an item or event

—often used in the phrase icing on the cake

icing

2 of 2 noun

: the shooting of a hockey puck the length of the rink and beyond the opponent's goal line