How to pronounce icing
American English pronunciation
EYE-sing
- IPA
- /ˈaɪsɪŋ/
- Syllables
- EYE · sing (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What icing means
Most people know icing in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
Shooting the puck from your half past the far goal line
In a sentence: The referee blew the whistle for icing when Sam fired the puck the whole length of the rink.
Where it comes from: It comes from the verb ice, just like the sweet icing on a cake.
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