pudding

noun

pud·​ding ˈpu̇-diŋ 

plural puddings

1

: blood sausage

2

a(1)

: a boiled or baked soft food usually with a cereal base

corn pudding

bread pudding

(2)

: a dessert of a soft, spongy, or thick creamy consistency

especially : one made from sweetened milk or cream cooked with a thickener (such as eggs, flour, tapioca, or cornstarch) and usually flavored

chocolate/vanilla pudding

(3)

British : dessert sense 1

b

: a dish often containing suet or having a suet crust and originally boiled in a bag

steak and kidney pudding

Examples of pudding in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At his stand, customers will also find banana pudding made by Scratch Family Bakery in Five Points. —Sara Rosenthal, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024

Durian and Thai tea puddings are also house-made for dessert using a recipe from Burapapituk’s father, who cooks in a five-star hotel in Thailand. —Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024

Tasting notes of the 107 proof expressions include fresh raisins, sweet herbs, and spices, along with toffee pudding, sweet rich tobacco, caramel apple, plums, fruit market, toasted honey, vanilla bean, and maple syrup. —Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 1 Oct. 2024

Strain the pudding before adding it to the crust to make sure there are no scrambled eggs inside. —Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing pudding

• black pudding
• bread pudding
• Christmas pudding
• cottage pudding
• hasty pudding
• Indian pudding
• liver pudding
• pease pudding
• plum pudding
• pudding stone
• rice pudding
• snow pudding
• the proof is in the pudding
• the proof of the pudding is in the eating
• Yorkshire pudding

Kids Definition

pudding

noun

pud·​ding ˈpu̇d-iŋ 

1

: a boiled or baked soft food usually with a cereal base

corn pudding

2

: a soft, spongy, or thick creamy dessert

bread pudding