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

Aldrin’s flight jacket features the Apollo 11 mission patch as well as the NASA meatball. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 16 July 2026

Classics include meatballs in marinara sauce, bucatini carbonara, and Cioppino, a San Francisco seafood stew made with clams, mussels, shrimp, local catch, and Dungeness crab. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026

His menu often features dependable family favorites, such as beef tacos, chicken tacos, spaghetti and meatballs, and pork tenderloin with green beans and rolls. — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026

Entrees include Italian meatballs in tomato sauce, chicken Milanese and chicken parm and a variety of foccaccia sandwiches. — Miami Herald, 10 July 2026

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