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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Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Pro tip: Grab the creamy chocolate mousse for dessert.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
The luxurious delicacy is a pâté or mousse made from the rich, fattened livers of ducks or geese.
—Ari Daniel, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
This easy-to-use tanner kit comes with an application mitt and streak-free mousse that, in short, gives me the golden glow of my dreams.
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Noun
The available desserts on the prix fixe menu are profiteroles, a French puff pastry, and chocolate mousse.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Pro tip: Grab the creamy chocolate mousse for dessert.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
The luxurious delicacy is a pâté or mousse made from the rich, fattened livers of ducks or geese.
—Ari Daniel, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
This easy-to-use tanner kit comes with an application mitt and streak-free mousse that, in short, gives me the golden glow of my dreams.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Mousse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mousse. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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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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