variants
or less commonly sherbert
1
: a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice
2
: an ice with milk, egg white, or gelatin added
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Orange sherbet, with its pumpkin hue, works equally (and deliciously) well.
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2025
That line-up includes standard flavors like Cookies ‘n Cream and Cookie Dough, limited-time features like Homemade in the Shade, sherbet, and no-sugar items.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 July 2025
Here’s a hat that Carrie would wear eating sherbet in Washington Square Park.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 14 July 2025
By 1973, the shake was just a green-colored vanilla shake without the lemon-lime sherbet.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2025
That line-up includes standard flavors like Cookies ‘n Cream and Cookie Dough, limited-time features like Homemade in the Shade, sherbet, and no-sugar items.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 July 2025
Here’s a hat that Carrie would wear eating sherbet in Washington Square Park.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 14 July 2025
By 1973, the shake was just a green-colored vanilla shake without the lemon-lime sherbet.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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“Sherbet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sherbet. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.
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sherbet
noun
sher·bet
ˈshər-bət 
: a frozen dessert of fruit juice to which milk, egg white, or gelatin is added before freezing
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