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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Noun
Pump the mousse into your hand or onto a tanning mitt, and apply evenly to your body, smoothing in circular motions.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 2 June 2025
The best mousses for wavy hair are a multitalented bunch.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 31 May 2025
Paté Cat Food Mousse Gravy is a mix of mousse paté cat food topped with gravy.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025
Instead, the nourishing mousse floods your locks with hyaluronic acid and keratin, to reinforce strand strength and give you some serious volume and body.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for mousse
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“Mousse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mousse. Accessed 9 Jun. 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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