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
Examples of meringue in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Lemon Meringue: Delivering all the flavor of lemon meringue dessert in a frozen, boozy form.
—
Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 18 July 2025
Their meal concluded with a surprise vanilla meringue cake for Sánchez.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 25 June 2025
Spread one-third of the meringues over the bottom of the pan.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 18 June 2025
Amid the parade of courses, there’s beautiful plating and masterful technique: In one dish, a healthy quenelle of caviar is perched upon an impossibly light dashi meringue shaped like a fish.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for meringue
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 18 July 2025
Their meal concluded with a surprise vanilla meringue cake for Sánchez.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 25 June 2025
Spread one-third of the meringues over the bottom of the pan.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 18 June 2025
Amid the parade of courses, there’s beautiful plating and masterful technique: In one dish, a healthy quenelle of caviar is perched upon an impossibly light dashi meringue shaped like a fish.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for meringue
Cite this Entry
“Meringue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meringue. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
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
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share