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Frosting

//ˈfɹɒst.ɪŋ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Icing, a sweet, often creamy and thick, covering for cakes and other baked goods. US, countable, uncountable

    "“[…] Cities aren’t like frosted cake — and, anyhow, even the cake didn’t keep very well. I tried it, and it dried up, ’specially the frosting. I reckon the time to take frosting and good times is while they are going; so I want to see all I can now while I’m here.”"

  2. 2
    a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes wordnet
  3. 3
    A layer of frost. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    The theft of a car while it is left unattended, especially when its engine is left running in the winter to defrost the car. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of frost form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From frost + -ing.

Etymology 2

From frost + -ing.

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