soft serve
noun
variants
or soft-serve
: a smooth semisolid ice cream that contains less milk fat than regular ice cream and is made in and dispensed from a freezer in which it is aerated and continuously churned
—often used before another noun
soft-serve ice cream
a soft-serve machine
Examples of soft serve in a Sentence
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Usually, this is done when a dasher (a mixing paddle) incorporates air and keeps the ice crystals from clumping together to create the soft-serve of ice cream, gelato, or sorbet.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 22 July 2025
Coffee Ice Cubes: As mentioned, the Erin Rose uses a soft-serve machine to freeze all the ingredients, which means there’s no filler ice.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 19 July 2025
Hot food, wine and beer, and soft-serve ice cream can be purchased at The Lookout at Lake Poway.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
And after decades of Dairy Kastle fandom, Trice now gets to see the magic behind those soft-serve cones, shakes, sundaes and savory snacks such as a vegan hot dog, pulled pork sandwich or taco-in-a-bag.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 11 July 2025
In the image, the Reddit user's hand holds an extraordinarily tall, soft-serve cone, with towering scoops of vanilla ice cream stacked well above the rim of the cup.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Hot food, wine and beer, and soft-serve ice cream will be available for purchase at The Lookout at Lake Poway.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2025
Ben & Jerry’s Cherry Garcia flavor and a chocolate and vanilla soft-serve swirl—like the kind Carvel serves—are his two favorites.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 19 June 2025
The concept by Valeria Alvarez started off as a sort of food truck (actually an Italian Ape Piaggio) and serves up vegan soft-serve desserts made with bananas and coconut milk.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2025
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 22 July 2025
Coffee Ice Cubes: As mentioned, the Erin Rose uses a soft-serve machine to freeze all the ingredients, which means there’s no filler ice.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 19 July 2025
Hot food, wine and beer, and soft-serve ice cream can be purchased at The Lookout at Lake Poway.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
And after decades of Dairy Kastle fandom, Trice now gets to see the magic behind those soft-serve cones, shakes, sundaes and savory snacks such as a vegan hot dog, pulled pork sandwich or taco-in-a-bag.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 11 July 2025
In the image, the Reddit user's hand holds an extraordinarily tall, soft-serve cone, with towering scoops of vanilla ice cream stacked well above the rim of the cup.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Hot food, wine and beer, and soft-serve ice cream will be available for purchase at The Lookout at Lake Poway.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2025
Ben & Jerry’s Cherry Garcia flavor and a chocolate and vanilla soft-serve swirl—like the kind Carvel serves—are his two favorites.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 19 June 2025
The concept by Valeria Alvarez started off as a sort of food truck (actually an Italian Ape Piaggio) and serves up vegan soft-serve desserts made with bananas and coconut milk.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2025
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“Soft serve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soft%20serve. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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