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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Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2024
When cooked, the fish had a thin outer layer that flaked away, but inside the filet had the texture of mousse, with just the slightest hint of fish flavor.
—Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 4 Oct. 2024
Apple bread pudding, mini creme brulee and vegan chocolate mousse battle it out for dessert honors.
—Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 19 Sep. 2024
To finish: a chocolate shell airbrushed to resemble something between a cacao pod and a mango, filled with mango mousse and a coconut milk fermented with koji to achieve a farmers-cheese consistency.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Rachel Bernhard's September best bites From chicken liver mousse to veggie breakfast tacos, here are the best meals dining critic Rachel Bernhard ate in September.
—Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2024
When cooked, the fish had a thin outer layer that flaked away, but inside the filet had the texture of mousse, with just the slightest hint of fish flavor.
—Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 4 Oct. 2024
Apple bread pudding, mini creme brulee and vegan chocolate mousse battle it out for dessert honors.
—Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 19 Sep. 2024
To finish: a chocolate shell airbrushed to resemble something between a cacao pod and a mango, filled with mango mousse and a coconut milk fermented with koji to achieve a farmers-cheese consistency.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Mousse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mousse. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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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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