icing

1. A sweet, often creamy and thick glaze made primarily of sugar, often enriched with ingredients like butter, egg whites, or flavorings, typically used for baked goods. (countable, uncountable)
2. 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. (countable, uncountable)
3. The process of forming a layer of ice on a surface. (countable, uncountable)
4. Conditions conducive to the formation of ice on aircraft surfaces. (countable, uncountable) · The Cessna pilots reported that moderate icing was present between 13,000 and 4,000 feet in the cloud layers.

Plural icings