plural puddings
1
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
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The quintet was mostly new to New York, and Malone had been cataloguing his city eats on Instagram: pizza from Joe’s, banana pudding from Magnolia Bakery.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
The Riverfront Collective has also added a cauliflower tikka masala, spicy Italian sandwich, vegan chocolate pudding and the star of the show: pickle tots.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025
Add chia seeds to smoothies, pudding, yogurt or salads to enjoy the taste, the crunch, and the health benefits of this powerful seed.
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Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 18 Mar. 2025
The quintet was mostly new to New York, and Malone had been cataloguing his city eats on Instagram: pizza from Joe’s, banana pudding from Magnolia Bakery.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
The Riverfront Collective has also added a cauliflower tikka masala, spicy Italian sandwich, vegan chocolate pudding and the star of the show: pickle tots.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025
Add chia seeds to smoothies, pudding, yogurt or salads to enjoy the taste, the crunch, and the health benefits of this powerful seed.
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 18 Feb. 2025
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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
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