1
: a dessert topping consisting of a baked mixture of stiffly beaten egg whites and sugar
2
: a shell made of meringue and filled with fruit or ice cream
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Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
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—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
But not 'chocolate meringue' this time — apple crunch pie with vanilla ice cream.
—Kelly Wynne, People.com, 2 May 2025
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Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
The clues were there all along… Who else could really go for some meringues right now?
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
But not 'chocolate meringue' this time — apple crunch pie with vanilla ice cream.
—Kelly Wynne, People.com, 2 May 2025
The dish to try: The Feta Tempura, crowned with a thick dollop of lemon marmalade and salty caper meringue, is a decade-long favorite among those in the known.
—Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for meringue
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“Meringue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meringue. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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meringue
noun
me·ringue
mə-ˈraŋ 
1
: a mixture of beaten egg white and sugar put on pies or cakes and browned
2
: a shell of baked meringue filled with fruit or ice cream
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