plural candies
1
: crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup
2
a
: a confection made with sugar and often flavoring and filling
b
: a piece of such confection
3
: something that is pleasant or appealing in a light or frivolous way
visual candy
candy
adjective
candied; candying
1
: to encrust in or coat with sugar
specifically
: to cook (something, such as fruit or fruit peel) in a heavy syrup until glazed
2
: to make attractive : sweeten
candying up the duke's reputation
3
: to crystallize into sugar
: to become coated or encrusted with sugar crystals : become crystallized into sugar
Synonyms
Examples of candy in a Sentence
Noun
The cough syrup tastes like candy.
Verb
the publisher hopes the flashy cover will candy up the novel for impulse buyers
Recent Examples on the Web
Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, to prepare the glaze, melt the candy bars with the butter and water until the mixture is smooth.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2024
Three Georges Chocolate Pecan Turtles Tin Based in Mobile, Alabama, Three Georges Fine Southern Chocolates has been making delectable candies for over a century.
—Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2024
Finally, chip bags and candy bar wrappers are not recyclable curbside in Milwaukee because their multiple layers of foil, plastic and paper laminated together cannot be easily separated.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2024
The dots refresh for each new image, clattering like the sound of Nerds candies being poured onto a table.
—The Indianapolis Star, 4 Apr. 2024
Yet lead can also be found in some products such as toys, jewelry, candies or traditional home remedies and has shown up in drinking water and in soil contaminated by industrial and other sources, the agency said.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2024
Spring is bringing hot temperatures and even hotter wrist candy.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2024
Here's why your Easter candy might cost a little more.
—Kathleen Wong, The Courier-Journal, 27 Mar. 2024
The Indianapolis Star, 19 Feb. 2024
The fourth flavor, Supermoon, is a retired flavor that’s returning to scoop shops and pints, known for having a cereal milk flavor with marshmallows, candied violet and plenty of glittery moon dust.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The all-you-can-eat buffet features Southern comfort-food staples like collard greens, black-eyed peas, candied yams and rice.
—Journal Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2024
The new Candied Bacon Whopper is topped with sweet bacon jam, lettuce, tomato, crispy onions, garlic aioli and namesake candied bacon, according to the post.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 29 Jan. 2024
This delicious Pinot Noir is deep garnet colored with aromas of red cherry, cinnamon, nutmeg, and candied orange peel.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2024
In the fall, a bar of dense almond pound cake was coated in a chocolate shell and topped with sparkly almond slivers, candied cacao nibs, dollops of chocolate mousse and salted caramel crémeux.
—Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
Similarly, Valvano’s Party Girl Bake Club may feature fruity pebbles, barbed wire icing and candied ash trays, but there’s a 100-year-old art in these desserts, hidden in plain sight.
—Annemarie Dooling, USA TODAY, 29 Feb. 2024
The oil’s aromatic and fruity notes, vanilla, and candied orange enhance its flavors.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
Noun
High-end touches include green-veined marble basins; minibars stuffed with Japanese treats (yuzu soda, rice crackers, and yokan jelly candy, plus free teas and coffee); and faux-fur throws, a signature of Edition’s co-founder — and Studio 54 creator — Ian Schrager.
—Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, to prepare the glaze, melt the candy bars with the butter and water until the mixture is smooth.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2024
Three Georges Chocolate Pecan Turtles Tin Based in Mobile, Alabama, Three Georges Fine Southern Chocolates has been making delectable candies for over a century.
—Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2024
Finally, chip bags and candy bar wrappers are not recyclable curbside in Milwaukee because their multiple layers of foil, plastic and paper laminated together cannot be easily separated.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2024
The dots refresh for each new image, clattering like the sound of Nerds candies being poured onto a table.
—The Indianapolis Star, 4 Apr. 2024
Yet lead can also be found in some products such as toys, jewelry, candies or traditional home remedies and has shown up in drinking water and in soil contaminated by industrial and other sources, the agency said.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2024
Spring is bringing hot temperatures and even hotter wrist candy.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2024
Here's why your Easter candy might cost a little more.
—Kathleen Wong, The Courier-Journal, 27 Mar. 2024
Verb
Pickled cranberries, candied pepitas and blue cheese nestle into a decadent smear of butternut squash lined with streaks of hot honey.
—The Indianapolis Star, 19 Feb. 2024
The fourth flavor, Supermoon, is a retired flavor that’s returning to scoop shops and pints, known for having a cereal milk flavor with marshmallows, candied violet and plenty of glittery moon dust.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The all-you-can-eat buffet features Southern comfort-food staples like collard greens, black-eyed peas, candied yams and rice.
—Journal Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2024
The new Candied Bacon Whopper is topped with sweet bacon jam, lettuce, tomato, crispy onions, garlic aioli and namesake candied bacon, according to the post.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 29 Jan. 2024
This delicious Pinot Noir is deep garnet colored with aromas of red cherry, cinnamon, nutmeg, and candied orange peel.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2024
In the fall, a bar of dense almond pound cake was coated in a chocolate shell and topped with sparkly almond slivers, candied cacao nibs, dollops of chocolate mousse and salted caramel crémeux.
—Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
Similarly, Valvano’s Party Girl Bake Club may feature fruity pebbles, barbed wire icing and candied ash trays, but there’s a 100-year-old art in these desserts, hidden in plain sight.
—Annemarie Dooling, USA TODAY, 29 Feb. 2024
The oil’s aromatic and fruity notes, vanilla, and candied orange enhance its flavors.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
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candy
1 of 2 noun
can·dy
ˈkan-dē 
plural candies
: a sweet made of sugar often with flavoring and filling
candy
2 of 2 verb
candied; candying
: to coat or become coated with sugar
especially
: to cook (fruit or fruit peel) in sugar syrup
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