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topping

2 syllables
adjectivenoun
Quick answer

As an adjective, topping means excellent. As a noun, it means any food item added on top of another, such as sprinkles on ice cream or pepperoni on pizza.

Meanings of topping

9 meanings

verb

Present participle of top

adjective

  1. Excellent; best possible

    Similar: top-flight, top-hole
Older and rare meanings (2)

  1. UKinformaldatedWonderful.

  2. archaicAssuming superiority; proud.

noun

  1. Any food item added on top of another, such as sprinkles on ice cream or pepperoni on pizza.

  2. The act of cutting off the top of something.

  3. nauticalThe act of raising one extremity of a spar higher than the other.

  4. nauticalEither of the cables that support the ends of a spar or boom.

  5. anglingThe tail of an artificial fly.

  6. A flavorful addition on top of a dishfood

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

topping around the world

UKWonderful.

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: excellent; best possible
top-flighttop-hole

Words that rhyme with topping

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