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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Aromas of lime, red fruit and wild flowers and flavors of rich red cherries and sherbet.
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Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Other dyes permitted by the FDA include Red No. 40, used in cereals, gelatins and puddings; Yellow No. 5, used in snacks, condiments, baked goods and yogurt; and Green No. 3, used in ice cream, sherbet and drink mixers.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 23 Mar. 2025
Handel’s also sells sorbets, sherbets and frozen ice.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
Unlike the other four love language iterations, this pint is made with sherbet — specifically blackberry — and has a hearty amount of chocolate chips.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Other dyes permitted by the FDA include Red No. 40, used in cereals, gelatins and puddings; Yellow No. 5, used in snacks, condiments, baked goods and yogurt; and Green No. 3, used in ice cream, sherbet and drink mixers.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 23 Mar. 2025
Handel’s also sells sorbets, sherbets and frozen ice.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
Unlike the other four love language iterations, this pint is made with sherbet — specifically blackberry — and has a hearty amount of chocolate chips.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sherbet
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“Sherbet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sherbet. Accessed 6 May. 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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