: 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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Natalie Diaz
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
One example is a Hong Kong-style bubble pop concept that features a bubble waffle loaded with ice-cream like pudding and toppings.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The boys play and eat ice cream while this familiar song plays in the background.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 12 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Oliver says as much and more eloquently in her description of the protective yet fragile shell or home of the ice-cream-worm.
—Natalie Diaz
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
One example is a Hong Kong-style bubble pop concept that features a bubble waffle loaded with ice-cream like pudding and toppings.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
Order the Genki Shake or salty milk ice cream; both are thick, creamy, and perfectly balanced.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The boys play and eat ice cream while this familiar song plays in the background.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Ice-cream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice-cream. Accessed 17 Sep. 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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