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• present participle of top.

topping

American  

[top-ing] / ˈtɒp ɪŋ /

noun

toppings plural

1. the act of a person or thing that tops.

2. a distinct part forming a top to something.

3. something put on a thing at the top to complete it, as a sauce or garnish placed on food.

4. toppings, the parts removed in topping or cropping plants, as branches.

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adjective

1. rising above something else; overtopping.

2. very high in rank, degree, etc.

3. Chiefly British Informal. excellent; wonderful.

topping British  

/ ˈtɒpɪŋ /

noun

1. something that tops something else, esp a sauce or garnish for food

2. angling part of a brightly-coloured feather, usually from a golden pheasant crest, used to top some artificial flies

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adjective

1. high or superior in rank, degree, etc

2. slang excellent; splendid

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• untopping
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• toppings
  plural

Etymology

Origin of topping

1300–50; Middle English: top part; see top ¹, -ing ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

Despite notching a 19-fold quarterly profit increase, shares in chip maker Samsung fell, dragging on stocks across the AI supply chain as investors bet that the memory trade may be topping out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026

The track spent six weeks topping Billboard’s Hot 100 chart and became wildly popular globally.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2026

Vigilance is the best topping for saving dough.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 7, 2026

The UK version, which has been running for 10 seasons, is one of Channel 4's biggest shows, with audience figures often topping three million.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

In each house, on each block, he saw things that kept topping what he’d thought untoppable.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner