meatball

noun

meat·​ball ˈmēt-ˌbȯl 

: a small ball of chopped or ground meat often mixed with bread crumbs and spices

Examples of meatball in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The sandwiches are named with references to art, such as the Van Gogh made with roast beef, fresh dill, Havarti cheese, sprouts and deli mustard on pumpernickel bread; or the hot Picasso made with savory meatballs, provolone cheese and Mama Cosenza’s original Italian sauce on an 8-inch baguette. —Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025

Your go-to hamburger or hot dog buns are also likely UPFs, along with meats including frozen meatballs, chicken nuggets, hot dogs and most sausages. —Andrea Margolis , Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025

Today’s is really good, actually, pasta with a creamy mushroom sauce (lol) and meatballs. —R29 Team, Refinery29, 1 Sep. 2025

As the sauce simmers in the slow cooker, prepare the meatballs and refrigerate them on a baking sheet until ready to use. —Patricia S York, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for meatball

• aldol
• armhole
• atoll
• awol
• backhaul
• banal
• baseball
• befall
• cabal
• catchall
• cecal
• centrale

Kids Definition

meatball

noun

meat·​ball -ˌbȯl 

: a small ball of chopped or ground meat