: a sweet flavored frozen food containing cream or butterfat and usually eggs
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Noun
What flavor of ice cream do you like?
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Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2025
For young emperors of ice cream, there’s a jump rope that has ice-cream-cone handles ($12) and a pencil sharpener shaped like an ice-cream truck ($24).
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2025
Kat Stinson, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2025
On November 4, the FDA announced that popular ice cream brand Häagen-Dazs issued a recall for its ice cream bars due to the possibility of undeclared wheat.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Pour custard through a fine sieve into an ice-cream machine; churn according to manufacturer’s instructions until soft-serve consistency.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2025
For young emperors of ice cream, there’s a jump rope that has ice-cream-cone handles ($12) and a pencil sharpener shaped like an ice-cream truck ($24).
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2025
Noun
The Great Wolf Lodge is another family-friendly hotel in Grapevine, complete with the only indoor water park in North Texas, themed kid-friendly suites, an ice cream shop, and plenty of on-site dining and drink options for both kids and adults.
—Kat Stinson, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2025
On November 4, the FDA announced that popular ice cream brand Häagen-Dazs issued a recall for its ice cream bars due to the possibility of undeclared wheat.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
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“Ice-cream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice-cream. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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ice cream
noun
(ˈ)ī-ˈskrēm 
ˈī-ˌskrēm
: a frozen food containing sweetened and flavored cream or butterfat
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