frosting
/ˈfrɒstɪŋ/noun
उच्चारण फ़्रॉस्टिंग
केक पर लगने वाली मीठी परत, आइसिंग
Core word
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[U] North American
a sweet mixture of sugar and butter or water used to cover and decorate cakes
केक पर लगने वाली मीठी परत, आइसिंग
- The cake had thick chocolate frosting.
- She spread the frosting with a knife.
- She spread pink frosting over the top of the cake.
+ 2 more examples
- I like the frosting more than the cake itself.
- The frosting melted in the heat.
Synonyms icing
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
frosting (uncountable noun)
Frosting is the sweet creamy layer on a cake. It is usually uncountable, so say some frosting or a layer of frosting.
'Frosting' प्रायः अगणनीय संज्ञा है, इसलिए 'some frosting' या 'a layer of frosting' कहा जाता है।
- Radhika spread chocolate frosting over the cake.
- There is too much frosting on this cupcake.
frosting on / over + cake
Use on or over to show which cake or pastry carries the frosting.
कौन-सा केक या पेस्ट्री पर frosting लगी है, यह बताने के लिए 'on' या 'over' आता है।
- The frosting on the birthday cake was pink.
frosting vs icing
In British English the usual word is icing; frosting is the American word, but it is found in recipes and bakery menus in India. Both mean the same covering.
British English में आमतौर पर 'icing' कहा जाता है; 'frosting' अमेरिकी शब्द है, पर भारत की रेसिपी और बेकरी मेनू में मिलता है। दोनों का अर्थ एक ही है।
- The baker said the cake needed more icing, or frosting as the recipe called it.
frost + noun (verb use)
The related verb is frost, meaning to cover a cake with the sweet mixture.
संबंधित क्रिया 'frost' है, जिसका अर्थ केक पर मीठा मिश्रण लगाना है।
- She frosted the cupcakes with vanilla cream.
+Collocations 5
adjective + frosting
chocolatevanillacreamythicksweetpink
- He liked the thick vanilla frosting on the cake.
verb + frosting
spreadwhipaddscrape offpipe
- The baker piped frosting in neat flowers on the cake.
frosting + noun
bagknifesugarrecipecolour
- Use a frosting knife to spread the cream smoothly.
type of cake + frosting
cupcakebirthday cakewedding cakesponge cake
- A birthday cake without frosting looks plain.
frosting ingredients
buttericing sugarcocoacream cheesevanilla essence
- Beat the butter and icing sugar until the frosting turns light and fluffy.
“More examples 5
- The children licked the frosting off their fingers.
बच्चों ने उँगलियों से frosting चाट ली।
- Wait until the cake cools before you put the frosting on.
frosting लगाने से पहले केक के ठंडा होने का इंतज़ार करो।
- Radhika decorated the cupcakes with strawberry frosting for the school fair.
राधिका ने स्कूल मेले के लिए कपकेक को स्ट्रॉबेरी frosting से सजाया।
- Too much frosting can hide the flavour of a good sponge.
बहुत अधिक frosting अच्छे स्पंज केक का स्वाद ढक सकती है।
- He made a simple frosting from butter and icing sugar.
उसने मक्खन और आइसिंग शुगर से सादी frosting बनाई।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She put many frostings on the cake.
✓ She put a lot of frosting on the cake.
Frosting is uncountable here, so it takes much or a lot of, not many.
यहाँ 'frosting' अगणनीय है, इसलिए 'many' नहीं, 'a lot of' या 'much' लगता है।
✗ The baker covered the cake by frosting.
✓ The baker covered the cake with frosting.
Cover takes with before the material that covers something.
ढकने वाली सामग्री से पहले 'cover' के साथ 'with' आता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
British and American: British English usually says icing and American English says frosting.
British English में आमतौर पर icing और American English में frosting कहा जाता है।