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

The bakery also serves flavors like banana pudding, cherry, lemon meringue, coconut cream, key lime and creme brulee. —Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026

The proof is in the pudding with him. —Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026

Some cheesecakes, puddings, and fruit crisps benefit from a little rest, allowing flavors to deepen and textures to set perfectly. —Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 19 June 2026

Layering your chia pudding with protein, fiber, and fat supports an even blood sugar response and can keep you satisfied for even longer. —Caitlin Beale, Health, 18 June 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