soft serve
noun
variants
or soft-serve
: a smooth semisolid ice cream that contains less milk fat than regular ice cream and is made in and dispensed from a freezer in which it is aerated and continuously churned
—often used before another noun
soft-serve ice cream
a soft-serve machine
Examples of soft serve in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Erewhon also began selling a soft-serve sundae inspired by the popular drink.
—
Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
There’s also soft-serve ice cream, shakes and hot and iced coffee drinks.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
More to Read Some of L.A.’s best burgers hit the Valley — with double the craft beer, a new soft-serve dip and more
May 23, 2024
Looking for your new favorite cheeseburger?
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
The 7-Eleven is in Tromsø, Norway—technically the northernmost 7-Eleven on earth, but what’s really special about it is the food: tikka masala, soft-serve frozen yogurt, fresh smoothies, croissants, and most relevant to my hiking plans, paninis.
—Krista Diamond, Longreads, 30 May 2024
Santa Monica’s popular smashburger spot Heavy Handed has expanded to Studio City, filling the former Mister O’s space with short-rib patties, indoor and outdoor seating, double the craft beer list and a new soft-serve dip flavor.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
Super Duper features organic Straus Creamery soft-serve ice cream in its milkshakes and cones.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 20 May 2024
Inspectors saw personal cell phones on top of the ice machine and soft-serve ice cream machine on April 3.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 12 Apr. 2024
Here's when and where Sonic Drive-In Sonic Drive-In is offering a limited edition drink called the Blackout Slush Float, a black-colored slush drink with a cotton candy and dragonfruit flavor topped with vanilla soft-serve ice cream with blue and purple galaxy sprinkles.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2024
Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
There’s also soft-serve ice cream, shakes and hot and iced coffee drinks.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
More to Read Some of L.A.’s best burgers hit the Valley — with double the craft beer, a new soft-serve dip and more
May 23, 2024
Looking for your new favorite cheeseburger?
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
The 7-Eleven is in Tromsø, Norway—technically the northernmost 7-Eleven on earth, but what’s really special about it is the food: tikka masala, soft-serve frozen yogurt, fresh smoothies, croissants, and most relevant to my hiking plans, paninis.
—Krista Diamond, Longreads, 30 May 2024
Santa Monica’s popular smashburger spot Heavy Handed has expanded to Studio City, filling the former Mister O’s space with short-rib patties, indoor and outdoor seating, double the craft beer list and a new soft-serve dip flavor.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
Super Duper features organic Straus Creamery soft-serve ice cream in its milkshakes and cones.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 20 May 2024
Inspectors saw personal cell phones on top of the ice machine and soft-serve ice cream machine on April 3.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 12 Apr. 2024
Here's when and where Sonic Drive-In Sonic Drive-In is offering a limited edition drink called the Blackout Slush Float, a black-colored slush drink with a cotton candy and dragonfruit flavor topped with vanilla soft-serve ice cream with blue and purple galaxy sprinkles.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2024
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'soft serve.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near soft serve
Cite this Entry
“Soft serve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soft%20serve. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share