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toffee Synonyms & Antonyms

/ˈtɒfi/

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Toffee as a Noun

1

A type of chewy confectionery made by boiling sugar (or treacle, etc) with butter or milk, then cooling the mixture so that it becomes hard.

2

A small, individual piece of toffee.

3

Any kind of sweets; candy.

4

Nonsense; rubbish.

What a load of old toffee!

5

A type of confectionery made by boiling sugar (or treacle, etc) with butter or milk, then cooling the mixture so that it becomes hard

Toffee as a Verb

1

To coat in toffee.

Toffee in a Sentence

What a load of old toffee!

a box of toffees

Word Forms & Grammar

toffee (countable and uncountable, plural toffees)

toffee (third-person singular simple present toffees, present participle toffeeing, simple past and past participle toffeed)

Words That Rhyme With Toffee

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Origin of Toffee

An alteration of taffy.

Quick Facts About Toffee

Part of speechnoun, verb
Pronunciation/ˈtɒfi/
MeaningA type of chewy confectionery made by boiling sugar (or treacle, etc) with butter or milk, then cooling the…
Pluraltoffees
Verb formstoffees, toffeeing, toffeed

Common Questions About Toffee

Is toffee a noun or a verb?

Toffee is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb.

What is the plural of toffee?

The plural of toffee is toffees.

What is the past tense of toffee?

The past tense of toffee is toffeed. The present participle is toffeeing.