/ Dictionary / Index S sugarcoating: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: sug•ar•coat•ing Pronunciation: (shoog'ur-kō"ting), [key] — n. the act or process of covering something with sugar. a coating or layer of sugar or a sugary substance. a thing used to make something else considered unpleasant or disagreeable seem attractive or palatable. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: sugarcoating (Thesaurus) sugarcoat sugar corn Related Content Daily Word Quiz: meritocracy Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language