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Icing vs Firing - What's the difference?

icing | firing |

As nouns the difference between icing and firing

is that icing is a sweet glaze made primarily of sugar and often flavored, typically used for baked goods; frosting while firing is the process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay etc to produce pottery.

As verbs the difference between icing and firing

is that icing is while firing is .

icing

English

Etymology 1

Gerund of the verb . More at (l).

Noun

(en noun)
  • A sweet glaze made primarily of sugar and often flavored, typically used for baked goods; frosting.
  • (ice hockey) 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.
  • The process of forming a layer of ice on a surface.
    • Derived terms
    * butter icing * water icing

    Etymology 2

    From the verb .

    Verb

    (head)
    • ----

    firing

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay etc to produce pottery.
  • The fuel for a fire.
  • * 1610 , , act 2 scene 2
    • No more dams I'll make for fish; / Nor fetch in firing / At requiring [...]
  • The discharge of a gun or other weapon.
  • The dismissal of someone from a job.

    • Verb

    (head)