frosted

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adjective

frost·​ed ˈfrȯ-stəd 

1

a

: coated or decorated with icing

a frosted cake

frosted buns

b

: coated with sugar

frosted cereal

—sometimes used in combination

Sugar-frosted strawberries are a dazzling garnish for cakes, puddings, ice cream or simply served on their own.

—Karen Miltner

2

of hair : having small strands that have been lightened (as by chemicals) to produce a two-tone effect : having undergone frosting

frosted hair

frosted

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past tense and past participle of frost entry 2

Examples of frosted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Her hair and makeup is done, with her signature pale skin, dark, pencil-thin brows, and frosted lips. — Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 17 Sep. 2026

Propping Up Plastic Wrap Keep plastic wrap from sticking to the top of a frosted cake by creating a tiny framework with toothpicks. — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 9 Sep. 2026

Folded into bread, enriching a frosted cake, or stirred into muffins alongside chocolate chips, zucchini melts into batters to create a moist, tender crumb. — Torie Cox, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2026

It’s set on a remote farm nestled high in the Rocky Mountains in the early 1950s, and the images — of jutting peaks and plunging valleys, of endless stretches of pine, of the craggy frosted grandeur of it all — are vivid enough to carry you away. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for frosted

• costed
• accosted
• exhausted
• unexhausted