plural puddings
1
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
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For dessert there’s banana pudding, peach cobbler, cake in honor of her late favorite aunt.
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Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2024
Pizza, fries, beans, elotes, cornbread, shakes, banana pudding and more can be found at various vendors.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2024
After filling the pie shell with the pudding and yogurt mixture, put the pie in the freezer for about 45 minutes.
—Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 29 June 2024
In a medium bowl whisk yogurt and pudding mix together until smooth and lumps have disappeared.
—Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2024
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Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2024
Pizza, fries, beans, elotes, cornbread, shakes, banana pudding and more can be found at various vendors.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2024
After filling the pie shell with the pudding and yogurt mixture, put the pie in the freezer for about 45 minutes.
—Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 29 June 2024
In a medium bowl whisk yogurt and pudding mix together until smooth and lumps have disappeared.
—Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2024
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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
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