1
: a dessert topping consisting of a baked mixture of stiffly beaten egg whites and sugar
2
: a shell made of meringue and filled with fruit or ice cream
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The judges also love her apple biscuits and meringues that look like lollipops.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Leonora said something about the lemon meringue pie which had been so delicious.
—Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Dessert continues the theme with the Flaming Alaska, a meringue dome flambéed in front of you.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
With its vibrant lemon filling and fluffy cloud of toasty meringue, this pie garnered praise at every potluck Grandma brought it to.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Leonora said something about the lemon meringue pie which had been so delicious.
—Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Dessert continues the theme with the Flaming Alaska, a meringue dome flambéed in front of you.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
With its vibrant lemon filling and fluffy cloud of toasty meringue, this pie garnered praise at every potluck Grandma brought it to.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for meringue
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“Meringue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meringue. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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meringue
noun
me·ringue
mə-ˈraŋ 
1
: a mixture of beaten egg white and sugar put on pies or cakes and browned
2
: a shell of baked meringue filled with fruit or ice cream
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