Topping
noun
Something that is put over a food to make it taste better or look more attractive.
She added some cheese as topping to her pasta.
Often appears as...
- pizza topping
- dessert topping
adjective
Being at the highest place or position.
His new song is topping the charts this week.
Often appears as...
- topping the list
- topping the charts
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Approving
verb
To finish something in a special way, usually with something nice or extra.
She topped her ice cream with sprinkles.
Often appears as...
- topping with cheese
- topping with a cherry
noun
Something that is put over a food to make it taste better or look more attractive.
She added some cheese as topping to her pasta.
Often appears as...
- pizza topping
- dessert topping
adjective
Being at the highest place or position.
His new song is topping the charts this week.
Often appears as...
- topping the list
- topping the charts
Usage tips
Approving
verb
To finish something in a special way, usually with something nice or extra.
She topped her ice cream with sprinkles.
Often appears as...
- topping with cheese
- topping with a cherry
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Use
Primarily relates to foods; think of what adds flavor or decoration to a dish.
Fresh basil makes a great topping for pizza.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Appeal
Toppings often add visual interest to food, making it more appealing.
A swirl of whipped cream is the perfect topping for a hot chocolate.
Pro Tip 3/3Optional Extra
A topping is additional, not usually essential to the main food item.
Would you like a cherry topping on your sundae?
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Use
Primarily relates to foods; think of what adds flavor or decoration to a dish.
Fresh basil makes a great topping for pizza.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Appeal
Toppings often add visual interest to food, making it more appealing.
A swirl of whipped cream is the perfect topping for a hot chocolate.
Pro Tip 3/3Optional Extra
A topping is additional, not usually essential to the main food item.
Would you like a cherry topping on your sundae?
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Use
Primarily relates to foods; think of what adds flavor or decoration to a dish.
Fresh basil makes a great topping for pizza.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Appeal
Toppings often add visual interest to food, making it more appealing.
A swirl of whipped cream is the perfect topping for a hot chocolate.
Pro Tip 3/3Optional Extra
A topping is additional, not usually essential to the main food item.
Would you like a cherry topping on your sundae?
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Al Vernacchio: Sex needs...
Not everybody can play baseball. It's pretty exclusive. Okay, but what about pizza? When we're trying to figure out what's good for pizza, isn't it all about what's our pleasure? There are a million different kinds of pizza. There's a million different toppings. There's a million different ways to eat pizza.
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How America Fails New...
they're topping blog posts and news pieces, and I've become kind of obsessed with them and the lie that they tell us and the comfort that they give us, that when it comes to new working motherhood in America, everything's fine. But it's not fine. As a country, we are sending millions of women back to work
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Jarrett J. Krosoczka:...
alongside their actual lunch ladies. And they made thank you pizzas, where every kid signed a different topping of a construction paper pizza. For me, I was so moved by the response that came from the lunch ladies, because one woman said to me, she said, "Before this day, I felt like I was
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How smart are...
Once they finally venture out on their own, orangutans continue to develop their resourcefulness, putting the skills they've learned into practice. Adults build a new nest each night by carefully weaving twigs together, topping them with soft leaves, pillows, and blankets.
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Jan Chipchase: The...
So what I do is, I buy a prepaid card like this. And instead of using that money to top up my own phone, I call up the local village operator. And I read out that number to them, and they use it to top up their phone. So, they're topping up the value from Kampala,
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Innovative and cost...
diseases that have talked about this is the mechanical carrier and that's what I'm against that's what I'm fighting now my interest is topping vectors from the level stage where they hide bTW I'm talking about the bacillus Rangers have
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Volcanoes 101 PIPE National...
its path at speeds topping 100 miles per hour it's what stopped the residents of Pompeii dead in their tracks but despite the volcano's brutal destruction it is also a force of beauty and rebirth for the planet lava creates
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How to design gender...
We learned that only three factors consistently matter to men, while a dozen matter to women. And they only share one in common. Topping the list for Paid family leave, health care for dependents
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Where is cybercrime...
is from highly organized and ultrasophisticated criminal gangs. To date, this represents one of the largest illegal economies in the world, topping out at, now get this,
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Stunning buildings made...
Or this fountain. Like this space topping a hill or this theatre that brings to us the space of the mountains and its sound. And in order to realize this idea,
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Al Vernacchio: Sex needs...
Not everybody can play baseball. It's pretty exclusive. Okay, but what about pizza? When we're trying to figure out what's good for pizza, isn't it all about what's our pleasure? There are a million different kinds of pizza. There's a million different toppings. There's a million different ways to eat pizza.
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How America Fails New...
they're topping blog posts and news pieces, and I've become kind of obsessed with them and the lie that they tell us and the comfort that they give us, that when it comes to new working motherhood in America, everything's fine. But it's not fine. As a country, we are sending millions of women back to work
Video examples
Jarrett J. Krosoczka:...
alongside their actual lunch ladies. And they made thank you pizzas, where every kid signed a different topping of a construction paper pizza. For me, I was so moved by the response that came from the lunch ladies, because one woman said to me, she said, "Before this day, I felt like I was
Video examples
How smart are...
Once they finally venture out on their own, orangutans continue to develop their resourcefulness, putting the skills they've learned into practice. Adults build a new nest each night by carefully weaving twigs together, topping them with soft leaves, pillows, and blankets.
Video examples
Jan Chipchase: The...
So what I do is, I buy a prepaid card like this. And instead of using that money to top up my own phone, I call up the local village operator. And I read out that number to them, and they use it to top up their phone. So, they're topping up the value from Kampala,
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Innovative and cost...
diseases that have talked about this is the mechanical carrier and that's what I'm against that's what I'm fighting now my interest is topping vectors from the level stage where they hide bTW I'm talking about the bacillus Rangers have
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Volcanoes 101 PIPE National...
its path at speeds topping 100 miles per hour it's what stopped the residents of Pompeii dead in their tracks but despite the volcano's brutal destruction it is also a force of beauty and rebirth for the planet lava creates
Video examples
How to design gender...
We learned that only three factors consistently matter to men, while a dozen matter to women. And they only share one in common. Topping the list for Paid family leave, health care for dependents
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Where is cybercrime...
is from highly organized and ultrasophisticated criminal gangs. To date, this represents one of the largest illegal economies in the world, topping out at, now get this,
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Stunning buildings made...
Or this fountain. Like this space topping a hill or this theatre that brings to us the space of the mountains and its sound. And in order to realize this idea,
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Tom Douglas
American Chef
Every time you make a fruit crisp for me, you are my favorite person in the world. It's something delicious and warm, right out of the oven. I mean, what more could anyone want? And all you're doing is taking the best fruit of the season, putting a crumb topping on it and putting it in the oven.
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Scott Brooks
American Coach
To this day, I hate walnuts and I hate onions because on weekends when the walnuts and onions were in season, we were out there first thing in the morning and out there until the sun went down topping onions or picking walnuts.
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Katie Lee
American Chef
I love giving little ones fun tasks that make them feel like they're part of the team but keep them safe. My go-tos are topping pizzas, decorating cookies, stirring ingredients, and, of course, taste-testing!
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Gail Kim
Canadian Wrestler
For me, if I had a magical match that I was so proud of, and I had to work the same person after that again, it was always about topping that last thing and being the best.
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Omarion
American Singer
I don't think it's about topping your last; I think it's truly about just doing your best. That's what I continue to do throughout my career.
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Lucy Bronze
English Athlete
I started on the phones, taking orders, and then I did the toppings, making the pizzas, cutting and boxing them - everything, really.
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Victoria Wood
British Comedian
A lot of panel programmes rely on men topping each other, or sparring with each other, which is not generally a very female thing.
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Gaylord Perry
American Athlete
I reckon I tried everything on the old apple, but salt and pepper and chocolate sauce topping.
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Charlie Brooker
English Critic
A cupcake is just a muffin with clown puke topping.
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Gillian Armstrong
Australian Director
I never worried about topping myself.
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Tom Douglas
American Chef
Every time you make a fruit crisp for me, you are my favorite person in the world. It's something delicious and warm, right out of the oven. I mean, what more could anyone want? And all you're doing is taking the best fruit of the season, putting a crumb topping on it and putting it in the oven.
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Scott Brooks
American Coach
To this day, I hate walnuts and I hate onions because on weekends when the walnuts and onions were in season, we were out there first thing in the morning and out there until the sun went down topping onions or picking walnuts.
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Katie Lee
American Chef
I love giving little ones fun tasks that make them feel like they're part of the team but keep them safe. My go-tos are topping pizzas, decorating cookies, stirring ingredients, and, of course, taste-testing!
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Gail Kim
Canadian Wrestler
For me, if I had a magical match that I was so proud of, and I had to work the same person after that again, it was always about topping that last thing and being the best.
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Omarion
American Singer
I don't think it's about topping your last; I think it's truly about just doing your best. That's what I continue to do throughout my career.
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Lucy Bronze
English Athlete
I started on the phones, taking orders, and then I did the toppings, making the pizzas, cutting and boxing them - everything, really.
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Victoria Wood
British Comedian
A lot of panel programmes rely on men topping each other, or sparring with each other, which is not generally a very female thing.
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Gaylord Perry
American Athlete
I reckon I tried everything on the old apple, but salt and pepper and chocolate sauce topping.
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Charlie Brooker
English Critic
A cupcake is just a muffin with clown puke topping.
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Gillian Armstrong
Australian Director
I never worried about topping myself.
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