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

An interesting afternoon tea includes salt cod croquettes and apple-lemongrass pudding. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

To combat those spots, this rich pudding-like cream features the brand’s signature viniferine, a polyphenol-rich antioxidant. — Sheryl George, Allure, 5 Oct. 2026

The pudding is what gives the cake its decadently moist and gooey texture. — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026

The desserts are limited so far to banana pudding or a cookie with ice cream and chocolate sauce. — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 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