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candy

/ˈkæn.di/noun, verb2 syllables

Candy means: coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze.

Synonyms for candy3

noun, as in a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

confect

verb, as in coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze

sugarcoat, glaze

What does candy mean?2

verb

1

coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze

noun

1

a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with candy?5

two syllables

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Candy in a sentence

  • Mom, can you give me money to buy candy?Objectivesea
  • You wouldn't accept candy from a stranger, would you?CK
  • A jawbreaker is a round candy, multi-layered like a pearl.neron
  • I bought candy, cookies and so forth from that store.JimBreen
  • According to dentists, tooth loss isn't always caused by eating candy.DJ_Saidez
  • For him, that will be like taking candy from a baby.AlanF_US
  • By this point, candy was the one thing keeping me awake.DJ_Saidez
  • Before you make the candy, make sure to temper the chocolate.mhattick

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of candy

as a noun

plural
candies

as a verb

past tense
candied
present participle
candying
third-person singular
candies
past participle
candied