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icing

The word “icing” has 2 syllables: i-cing

It's pronounced as /ˈaɪsɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for icing?

In the thesaurus, “icing” has 92 synonyms and 9 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for icing along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for icing

Antonyms for icing

Meanings of icing

  • noun
    1. A sweet glaze made primarily of sugar and often flavored, typically used for baked goods; frosting.
    2. A minor violation of ice hockey rules, occurring when a player shoots the puck from his/her side of the red line so that it crosses the goal line on the opponent's side. A team playing short-handed is not penalized for this.
    3. The process of forming a layer of ice on a surface.
  • verb
    1. To cool with ice, as a beverage.
    2. To become ice; to freeze.
    3. To make icy; to freeze.
    4. To murder.
    5. To cover with icing (frosting made of sugar and milk or white of egg); to frost; as cakes, tarts, etc.
    6. To put out a team for a match.
    7. To shoot the puck the length of the playing surface, causing a stoppage in play called icing.

Example Sentences

  • The cake looked delicious with a thick layer of creamy icing.
  • She skillfully applied the final touches of colorful icing to the cupcakes.
  • The baker perfected the art of creating intricate designs with royal icing.
  • The warm cinnamon rolls were topped with a generous swirl of sweet icing.
  • The birthday cake sparkled with edible glitter on its glossy icing.

On this page you'll find 101 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to icing, such as: animating, annihilating, assassinating, assuring, attesting, award, benefaction.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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machine-gunning

  • annihilating
  • blazing
  • blotting out
  • blowing away
  • bringing down
  • butchering
  • croaking
  • decimating
  • destroying
  • dispatching
  • doing in
  • drilling
  • dropping
  • felling
  • gunning
  • icing
  • killing
  • massacring
  • peppering
  • picking off
  • pistoling
  • pistolling
  • plugging
  • popping
  • potshotting
  • shooting
  • shooting down
  • shotgunning
  • slaughtering
  • slaying
  • tommy-gunning
  • wiping out

lagniappe

quick-freezing

  • air-conditioning
  • chilling
  • cooling
  • freezing
  • frosting
  • icing
  • refrigerating
  • supercooling
  • ventilating

taking

taking out

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