frosting

[ fraw-sting, fros-ting ]

/ ˈfrɔ stɪŋ, ˈfrɒs tɪŋ /

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noun

a sweet mixture, cooked or uncooked, for coating or filling cakes, cookies, and the like; icing.

a dull or lusterless finish, as on metal or glass.

a process of highlighting the hair by bleaching selected strands.

a material used for decorative work, as signs, displays, etc., made from coarse flakes of powdered glass.

Idioms for frosting

the frosting on the cake, something added to make a thing better or more desirable. Also icing on the cake.

Origin of frosting

First recorded in 1610–20; frost + -ing¹

OTHER WORDS FROM frosting

non·frost·ing, adjective

Words nearby frosting

frostbitten, frosted, frosted liver, frostfish, frostflower, frosting, frosting on the cake, frostline, frostweed, frostwork, frosty

Definition for frosting (2 of 2)

frost

[ frawst, frost ]

/ frɔst, frɒst /

noun

a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.

Also called hoarfrost. a covering of minute ice needles, formed from the atmosphere at night upon the ground and exposed objects when they have cooled by radiation below the dew point, and when the dew point is below the freezing point.

an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, formed on the walls or contents of a freezer by the condensation of water vapor; rime.

the act or process of freezing.

coldness of manner or temperament: We noticed a definite frost in his greeting.

Informal. a coolness between persons.

Informal. something that meets with lack of enthusiasm, as a theatrical performance or party; failure; flop.

a milk shake, frappe, or similar drink: a chocolate frost.

verb (used with object)

to cover with frost.

to give a frostlike surface to (glass, metal, etc.).

to ice (a cake, cookies, etc.).

to bleach selected strands of (a person's hair) in order to create highlights.

to kill or injure by frost: a freezing rain that badly frosted the tomato plants.

to make angry: I was frosted by his critical comment.

verb (used without object)

to become covered with frost or freeze (often followed by up or over): The windshield has frosted over.

(of varnish, paint, etc.) to dry with a film resembling frost.

Origin of frost

before 900; Middle English, Old English frost, forst; cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German, Old Norse frost; akin to freeze

SYNONYMS FOR frost

5 aloofness, coolness, distance, remoteness.

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OTHER WORDS FROM frost

frost·less, adjective frost·like, adjective un·frost, verb (used with object)

Example sentences from the Web for frosting

For a little balance, people can try the Cinnabon Delights – i.e. little donuts heaped with frosting.

Can This Waffle Save America? |Daniel Gross |August 8, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
And when it premièred she made a kind of birthday cake, with only the single word “HAPPY” spelled out in frosting.

Kickstarter's 'Veronica Mars Movie Project' a Smash Success |Michael Daly |April 13, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
For the frosting, combine the butter and sugar until smooth, then stir in the coffee.

Let Them Eat Cake! |Lydia Brownlow |May 8, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Shake vigorously and pour into a glass rimmed with frosting.

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While the cake is baking, make the frosting: Pour the maple syrup into a medium saucepan.

4 Autumnal Desserts |Michel Richard |November 18, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
The frosting, which excited Sergeant O'Rorke's admiration, was done with sugar.

Our Casualty And Other Stories |James Owen Hannay, AKA George A. Birmingham
"You may clean out the chocolate or frosting dish—whichever kind of a cake we make," offered Mab.

Daddy Takes Us to the Garden |Howard R. Garis
The frosting may be incident to local climatic conditions at the time and place of desiccation.

The North American Slime-Moulds |Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
Oh, to-day is beautiful as—as—it's beautiful as frosting on a birthday-cake!

The Trail of the Hawk |Sinclair Lewis
Paul Brenswick sent her the cherry from his cocktail and promised her the frosting from his cake.

Rainy Week |Eleanor Hallowell Abbott

British Dictionary definitions for frosting (1 of 3)

frosting

/ (ˈfrɒstɪŋ) /

noun

a soft icing based on sugar and egg whites

Also called: icing a sugar preparation, variously flavoured and coloured, for coating and decorating cakes, biscuits, etc

a rough or matt finish on glass, silver, etc

slang the practice of stealing a car while the owner has left it idling to defrost the windows and heat the engine

British Dictionary definitions for frosting (2 of 3)

Frost

/ (frɒst) /

noun

Sir David (Paradine). born 1939, British television presenter and executive, noted esp for political interviews

Robert (Lee). 1874–1963, US poet, noted for his lyrical verse on country life in New England. His books include A Boy's Will (1913), North of Boston (1914), and New Hampshire (1923)

British Dictionary definitions for frosting (3 of 3)

frost

/ (frɒst) /

noun

a white deposit of ice particles, esp one formed on objects out of doors at night See also hoarfrost

an atmospheric temperature of below freezing point, characterized by the production of this deposit

degrees below freezing point: eight degrees of frost indicates a temperature of either –8°C or 24°F

informal something given a cold reception; failure

informal coolness of manner

the act of freezing

verb

to cover or be covered with frost

(tr) to give a frostlike appearance to (glass, etc), as by means of a fine-grained surface

(tr) mainly US and Canadian to decorate (cakes, etc) with icing or frosting

(tr) to kill or damage (crops, etc) with frost

Derived forms of frost

frostlike, adjective

Word Origin for frost

Old English frost; related to Old Norse, Old Saxon, Old High German frost; see freeze

Medical definitions for frosting

frost

[ frôst ]

n.

A deposit of minute ice crystals formed when water vapor condenses at a temperature below freezing.

Scientific definitions for frosting

frost

[ frôst ]

A deposit of tiny, white ice crystals on a surface. Frost forms through sublimation, when water vapor in the air condenses at a temperature below freezing. It gets its white color from tiny air bubbles trapped in the ice crystals. See more at dew point.

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