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frosting | frostinglike |

As a noun frosting

is a sugary coating for cakes and other baked goods.

As a verb frosting

is present participle of to frost .

As an adjective frostinglike is

resembling or characteristic of frosting.

frosting

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A sugary coating for cakes and other baked goods.
  • * 1914 , , pages 38–39:
    • “ 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.”
  • A layer of frost.
  • The theft of a car while it is left unattended, especially when its engine is left running in the winter to defrost the car. 'Frosting' and 'Car Jacking' AA warns of increased risk on cold mornings

    • Synonyms

    * icing

    Usage notes

    * The plural form is used for multiple varieties of frosting; a single type of frosting is itself uncountable.

    Verb

    (head)
  • Present participle of to frost.

    • References

    frostinglike

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Resembling or characteristic of frosting.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=August 31, author=The New York Times, title=Art in Review, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=There are variations, like Al Held’s stark, existentialist compositions, with the canvas divided into quadrants. Ms. Goldfarb’s impasto is applied, frostinglike , with a palette knife, and Norman Bluhm offers a symphony of splatters. }}
  • * 2009 , Lindsey Carmichael, Greening Your Family (page 91)
    • Combine baking soda and castile or liquid soap to form a frostinglike consistency to use as a soft scrub cleanser instead of a sink, tub, and tile cleaner.