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

Chia pudding is an excellent source of magnesium and fiber and can be topped with other blood pressure-friendly ingredients, like cacao nibs and berries. —Jillian Kubala, Health, 11 May 2026

Expect crowd favorites like the cornbread, pulled pork sandwich and banana pudding. —Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 11 May 2026

Give Mama's recipe a run for her money with this version, which uses a dreamy homemade pudding with real vanilla beans. —Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 8 May 2026

Well, go back 1,000 feet and the H&S Bakery truck is 20 feet tall, so the proof is in the pudding. —Tara Lynch, CBS News, 6 May 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