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
: 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
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Angela Haupt, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
The limited-edition donut offerings also included a donut stuffed with dark chocolate fudge cream, a donut dipped in a milk chocolate icing and drizzled with extra chocolate and one Hershey’s chocolate cake overload donut.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
The rooftop pool, which overlooks the runway and is open year-round, is the icing on the cake.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2024
The Chocolate Iced Kreme Filled Doughnut: Made with a light, fluffy dough and filled with a smooth Kreme filling then dipped in chocolate icing.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 2024
Chocolate Iced Kreme Filled Doughnut: A doughnut filled with smooth Kreme™ filling and dipped in chocolate icing.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2024
Resort-like outdoor spaces are the icing on the cake.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2024
And maybe the little gold man at the end of it all is just the icing on the cake.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
But the new rule on parking a car in the city is set to add what will be the icing on the cake of economic destruction of the city center’s economy.
—Simon Constable, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
Noun
Remind them that once more might be the icing on the cake.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
The limited-edition donut offerings also included a donut stuffed with dark chocolate fudge cream, a donut dipped in a milk chocolate icing and drizzled with extra chocolate and one Hershey’s chocolate cake overload donut.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
The rooftop pool, which overlooks the runway and is open year-round, is the icing on the cake.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2024
The Chocolate Iced Kreme Filled Doughnut: Made with a light, fluffy dough and filled with a smooth Kreme filling then dipped in chocolate icing.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 2024
Chocolate Iced Kreme Filled Doughnut: A doughnut filled with smooth Kreme™ filling and dipped in chocolate icing.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2024
Resort-like outdoor spaces are the icing on the cake.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2024
And maybe the little gold man at the end of it all is just the icing on the cake.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
But the new rule on parking a car in the city is set to add what will be the icing on the cake of economic destruction of the city center’s economy.
—Simon Constable, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
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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
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