# icing

Pronunciation: say "Y-sing" /ˈaɪsɪŋ/

## Noun

1. A sweet, thick glaze made mostly of sugar, often mixed with butter, egg whites, or flavorings, used to coat baked goods.
   - Simple: A sweet, sugary coating spread on cakes and cookies to make them taste better.
   - _The baker piped buttercream icing around the edge of the wedding cake._
   - _He licked the leftover icing off the spoon while the cupcakes cooled._
2. A minor ice hockey infraction called when a player shoots the puck from behind the center red line and it crosses the opponent's goal line untouched.
   - Simple: In ice hockey, a rule break when a player shoots the puck down the rink across the goal line.
   - _The linesman waved off the icing because a defender could have played the puck first._
   - _Late in the game, repeated icing calls kept pinning the tired team in their own zone._
3. The build-up of a layer of ice on a surface.
   - Simple: The forming of a layer of ice on top of something.
   - _The icing of the power lines led to several outages during the storm._
   - _Workers cleared the icing from the rooftop before it could damage the gutters._
5. Weather conditions that lead to ice forming on the surfaces of an aircraft.
   - Simple: Weather that causes ice to build up on an airplane while it is flying.
   - _Forecasters warned of severe icing above ten thousand feet that afternoon._
   - _The crew activated the anti-ice system as soon as icing appeared on the wings._

## Verb

4. Present participle and gerund of ice. — present participle and gerund of ice
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of ice. Use this form when the action is happening now or is named as an activity.
   - _The chef is icing the wedding cake with delicate swirls._
   - _Icing the sprained ankle quickly helped reduce the swelling._

## Origin

**Meanings 1–3, 5** — This is the gerund form of the verb "to ice."
**Meaning 4** — This comes from the verb "to ice."

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