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

The three-course brunch will spotlight sweet and savory dishes such as avocado toast, chia see pudding, French toast, chilaquiles, smoked salmon bagel, panna cotta and the choice of a mimosa or signature cocktail. —Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025

The tanginess of the lemon and raspberries helped cut through the richness of the pudding. —Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2025

Make chia pudding by mixing 1 tablespoon of chia seeds with 1 cup of your choice of milk. —Jillian Kubala, Rd, Health, 27 Jan. 2025

Continue cooking, whisking constantly, until consistency resembles thick pudding, about 30 seconds. —Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2025

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