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

Some of the other popular desserts at Hui Lau Shan are its mango pancakes, mango pudding and coconut jelly with mango chunks, according to its online menu. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026

This rich chocolate dessert gets its’ scoopable consistency from instant chocolate pudding which is poured overtop the cake after baking. — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2026

Citrus fruits are easy to cut, peel, and serve on their own, or to add to smoothies, chia seed pudding, or morning oats. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 6 Aug. 2026

The proof, of course, will be in the pudding – and there doesn't seem to be any consensus as to when that will be ready. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 5 Aug. 2026

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

Rhymes for pudding

• gooding
• wooding

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