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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Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
This ultimate chocolate creation starts with a layer of velvety cake, topped with a layer of rich mousse, and then covered with a thin layer of dark chocolate ganache.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
As with any tanning mousse, prep is key.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 9 Feb. 2026
Naturally, many desserts that use chocolate pair superbly with beer, such as brownies, chocolate cake, fudge, mousse, chocolate soufflés and even chocolate sundaes.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
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Harrods is also home to the Prada Caffè, also on the store’s ground floor, which dishes up a variety of Italian specialties ranging from saffron risotto and crab linguine to pistachio tiramisù and hazelnut mousse chocolate cake.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
This ultimate chocolate creation starts with a layer of velvety cake, topped with a layer of rich mousse, and then covered with a thin layer of dark chocolate ganache.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
As with any tanning mousse, prep is key.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 9 Feb. 2026
Naturally, many desserts that use chocolate pair superbly with beer, such as brownies, chocolate cake, fudge, mousse, chocolate soufflés and even chocolate sundaes.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Mousse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mousse. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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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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