: a small ball of chopped or ground meat often mixed with bread crumbs and spices
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In the photo, the doting mom showed their matching bowls of cottage cheese, chicken meatballs, eggs and avocado.
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Kayla Grant, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The sandwich shop received a yellow placard after inspectors measured meatballs outside of proper holding temperature.
—Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2025
But on this night, The Corner Pub’s patrons mostly left him alone, giving him space to enjoy beers and meatballs — the pub is known for those — with his buddies.
—Dianna Russini, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Flavored with capers, garlic, lemon, and cheese, these ground chicken meatballs are a tasty change of pace served with pasta or rice.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2025
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Kayla Grant, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The sandwich shop received a yellow placard after inspectors measured meatballs outside of proper holding temperature.
—Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2025
But on this night, The Corner Pub’s patrons mostly left him alone, giving him space to enjoy beers and meatballs — the pub is known for those — with his buddies.
—Dianna Russini, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Flavored with capers, garlic, lemon, and cheese, these ground chicken meatballs are a tasty change of pace served with pasta or rice.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for meatball
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“Meatball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meatball. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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meatball
noun
meat·ball
-ˌbȯl 
: a small ball of chopped or ground meat
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