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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Stay cool with frozen treats: Popsicles, sherbet, or gelatin can be soothing and help keep you hydrated.
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Health, 4 July 2025
Zoom in: In North Carolina, orange sherbet is the most popular unique flavor, followed by mango, butter pecan, Neapolitan and rainbow sherbet, respectively.
—Laura Barrero, Axios, 20 July 2024
Unlike her eyebrow-raising recent collaboration with men’s personal hygiene company Dr. Squatch, no, the rainbow sherbet is not infused with her bathwater.
—Nikki Sternberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2025
Here’s a hat that Carrie would wear eating sherbet in Washington Square Park.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 2 June 2025
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Health, 4 July 2025
Zoom in: In North Carolina, orange sherbet is the most popular unique flavor, followed by mango, butter pecan, Neapolitan and rainbow sherbet, respectively.
—Laura Barrero, Axios, 20 July 2024
Unlike her eyebrow-raising recent collaboration with men’s personal hygiene company Dr. Squatch, no, the rainbow sherbet is not infused with her bathwater.
—Nikki Sternberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2025
Here’s a hat that Carrie would wear eating sherbet in Washington Square Park.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 2 June 2025
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“Sherbet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sherbet. Accessed 18 Jul. 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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