ice-cream

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adjective

ˌīs-ˈkrēm How to pronounce ice-cream (audio)
ˈīs-ˌkrēm
: of a color similar to that of vanilla ice cream

ice cream

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noun

ˌīs-ˈkrēm How to pronounce ice cream (audio)
ˈīs-ˌkrēm
: a sweet flavored frozen food containing cream or butterfat and usually eggs

Examples of ice-cream in a Sentence

Noun What flavor of ice cream do you like?
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Adjective
We’re fed Apollo Bar highlights like a salad rosso, a globe of radicchio segmented with chunks of blood orange, a blooming artichoke, and seasonal strawberry ice-cream cake. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 June 2025 Pictures of some of the dogs enjoying an ice-cream treat on the hot day. Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Noun
Wimbledon prides itself on serving food from the British Isles (in 2024, no food was brought in via air freight) and has a mix of popular English staples, whether smoked trout, heritage tomatoes, chicken, potatoes, brownies, lamb, cured meats and, of course, cheese and ice cream. Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 High temps and long days call for old-school ease: bike rides, beach reads, and after-dinner ice cream. Christina Holevas, Vogue, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for ice-cream

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1874, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1743, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ice-cream was in 1743

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“Ice-cream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice-cream. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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ice cream

noun
(ˈ)ī-ˈskrēm How to pronounce ice cream (audio)
ˈī-ˌskrēm
: a frozen food containing sweetened and flavored cream or butterfat
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