1
: a light spongy food usually containing cream or gelatin
2
: a molded chilled dessert made with sweetened and flavored whipped cream or egg whites and gelatin
chocolate mousse
3
: a foamy preparation used in styling hair
Examples of mousse in a Sentence
Noun
a jar of styling mousse
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 July 2025
The cake consists of dense, rich, chocolatey layers with a chocolate mousse filling and a ganache frosting, and not a morsel remained.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
Ever since Jeff moved to Los Angeles in 1999, June 29 was filled with birthday poker nights, chocolate mousse cake and a vintage Cocker Spaniel figurine.
—Samantha Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 30 June 2025
The best mousses for curly hair today are far more advanced.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 23 June 2025
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Noun
So why not build on that success with the 70th Stuff — which swapped out chocolate mousse for white chocolate mousse.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 July 2025
The cake consists of dense, rich, chocolatey layers with a chocolate mousse filling and a ganache frosting, and not a morsel remained.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
Ever since Jeff moved to Los Angeles in 1999, June 29 was filled with birthday poker nights, chocolate mousse cake and a vintage Cocker Spaniel figurine.
—Samantha Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 30 June 2025
The best mousses for curly hair today are far more advanced.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 23 June 2025
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“Mousse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mousse. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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mousse
1 of 2 noun1
: a light whipped or molded food
especially
: a cold dessert of sweetened and flavored whipped cream or egg whites and gelatin
2
: a foamy preparation used in styling hair
mousse
2 of 2 verb
moussed; moussing
: to style (hair) with mousse
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