: a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick
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After all this effort, people got a small sample of porridge.
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Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 26 July 2025
On bile farms, bears have been fed cheap, non-nutritious foods like rice porridge and cereals, often in inadequate quantities, as hunger and dehydration prompt their bodies to produce more bile.
—Ryley Graham, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2025
But the porridge at Huo Zhou Wang may be in a category all its own.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
Other items most commonly left over include porridge, congee, sambar, shakshuka and baked beans.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 26 July 2025
On bile farms, bears have been fed cheap, non-nutritious foods like rice porridge and cereals, often in inadequate quantities, as hunger and dehydration prompt their bodies to produce more bile.
—Ryley Graham, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2025
But the porridge at Huo Zhou Wang may be in a category all its own.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
Other items most commonly left over include porridge, congee, sambar, shakshuka and baked beans.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for porridge
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“Porridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/porridge. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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porridge
noun
por·ridge
ˈpȯr-ij 
ˈpär-
: a soft food made by boiling meal or a vegetable in milk or water until it thickens
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