Noun The cough syrup tastes like candy. Verb the publisher hopes the flashy cover will candy up the novel for impulse buyers
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Create these colorful crafts, fill them with candy, then guess how many pieces fit inside. Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 16 Sep. 2022 This spectacular amaryllis has white blooms streaked with red and pink, somewhat like a candy cane. Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2022 Aromas a generous river of candy cane, yellow and white pears and sultanas. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 31 July 2022 Few members of the general public have heard of the Libermans or their work, which has a looping, manic trajectory, like an ant’s climb up a candy cane. Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022 The Duchess of Cambridge knows the best way to keep a kid occupied during Christmas church services is with a candy cane. Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 4 June 2022 All Christkindlmarket locations are modeled after the classic German holiday market in Nuremberg, Germany, with traditional candy cane striped huts, organizers said. Beacon-news Staff, chicagotribune.com, 16 Mar. 2022 Customers can also choose from a king cake shaped like a fleur de lis, a heart or a candy cane. Rachel Taylor, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2022 During the holiday season, Do even ran a peppermint cà phê sua dá dusted with candy cane powder as a special. Garrett Snyder, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2022
Verb
From there, a line of Skinnygirl products were launched that's included everything from microwave popcorn to salad dressings to candy to shapewear and jeans. Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 1 June 2022 Polybags—those ubiquitous transparent bags used to package all sorts of things from bulk vegetables to candy to new shirts—is a particularly enormous problem, Dune explains. Anne Quito, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2022 People hold up signs and bags of Skittles candy during a rally in support of Trayvon Martin at Freedom Plaza in Washington, on March 24, 2012.NBC News, 26 Feb. 2022 Whole or chopped pecans, which practically candy in the syrupy mix while baking, add substance and crunch. Melissa Clark, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2021 The family tradition started five years ago when a neighbor handed the children candy canes to pass out to visitors and someone ended up slipping them a dollar. Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 16 Dec. 2020 Bonior says that parents shouldn’t candy-coat the stressful holiday situation for children or act as if things will be fine; instead, own it. Vicky Hallett, National Geographic, 24 Nov. 2020 Gobstoppers have many colorful layers, but none contain animal products...which making this vegan candy a winner this Halloween. Taylyn Washington-harmon, Health.com, 16 Oct. 2020 But the real kill shot is the double-kick easycore breakdown that follows, replete with a Four Year Strong-esque candied synth. Eli Enis, EW.com, 22 May 2020 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English sugre candy, partial translation of Middle French sucre candi, from Old French sucre sugar + Arabic qandī candied, from qand crystallized sugar
(NAmE) ➡ see also sweetADJECTIVE | VERB + CANDY | CANDY + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤butterscotch, chocolate, licorice, peppermint, etc.奶油、巧克力、甘草、薄荷等糖果➤chewy, crunchy耐嚼的/酥脆的糖果➤sugar-free無蔗糖糖果➤Halloween萬聖節糖果VERB + CANDY➤eat吃糖果➤unwrap剝開糖果➤hand out分發糖果◇People were celebrating in the streets and handing out candy.人們在大街上慶賀,分發糖果。CANDY + NOUN➤wrapper糖果紙➤bar糖塊◇a low-fat alternative to candy bars糖塊的低脂替代品➤aisle, store糖果過道;糖果店◇The kids made straight for the candy aisle.孩子們徑直向賣糖果的過道走去。➤jar糖果罐PHRASES➤like taking candy from a baby (= very easy)輕而易舉◇Taking the money would be like taking candy from a baby.拿走這些錢太容易了,如探囊取物。