topping
IPA: tˈɑpɪŋ
noun
- Any food item added on top of another, such as sprinkles on ice cream or pepperoni on pizza.
- The act of cutting off the top of something.
- (nautical) The act of raising one extremity of a spar higher than the other.
- (nautical) Either of the cables that support the ends of a spar or boom.
- (fishing) The tail of an artificial fly.
- A surname.
adjective
- (UK, informal, dated) Wonderful.
- (archaic) Assuming superiority; proud.
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Examples of "topping" in Sentences
- Overall, general adult fiction continued to be the strongest category, again topping 17,000 new titles and editions in 2002.
- **wonderz if teh cruchy topping iz cinaminnanminanimon** **takesk some yellow cake wif deelishush crunchy topping** UM, cinaminnanminanimon!
- And when the plant has, about eight or nine leaves, and is ready to put forth a stalk, they nip off the top, which they call topping the tobacco: this amputation makes the {189} leaves grow longer and thicker.
- Grace said ... even though i'm southern through and through, i could care less whether sweet or tart apples are used as the filling of a crisp. for me, the topping is the most important part, and this one's a winner.
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