frosting Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
    icing; ice.
  2. verb decorate with frosting
    frost; ice.
    • frost a cake
  3. verb provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance
    frost.
    • frost the glass
    • she frosts her hair
  4. verb cover with frost
    frost.
    • ice crystals frosted the glass
  5. verb damage by frost
    frost.
    • The icy precipitation frosted the flowers and they turned brown

WordNet


Frost"ing noun
Definitions
  1. A composition of sugar and beaten egg, used to cover or ornament cake, pudding, etc.
  2. A lusterless finish of metal or glass; the process of producing such a finish.

Webster 1913