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pudding

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pud·ding

P0647500 (po͝od′ĭng)n.1. a. A sweet, soft dessert, often with a base of milk or cream thickened by flour, cornstarch, or a cereal product, that has been boiled, steamed, or baked: chocolate pudding; rice pudding.b. An edible mixture with a soft, puddinglike consistency: corn pudding.2. Chiefly British a. A sweet dish eaten at the end of a meal; dessert.b. A sausagelike preparation made with minced meat or various other ingredients stuffed into a bag or skin and boiled.
[Middle English poding, a kind of sausage, perhaps from Anglo-Norman bodin, sausage (compare Old French boudin), of unknown origin.]

pudding

(ˈpʊdɪŋ) n1. (Cookery) a sweetened usually cooked dessert made in many forms and of various ingredients, such as flour, milk, and eggs, with fruit, etc2. (Cookery) a savoury dish, usually soft and consisting partially of pastry or batter: steak-and-kidney pudding. 3. (Cookery) the dessert course in a meal4. (Cookery) a sausage-like mass of seasoned minced meat, oatmeal, etc, stuffed into a prepared skin or bag and boiled[C13 poding; compare Old English puduc a wart, Low German puddek sausage] ˈpuddingy adj

pud•ding

(ˈpʊd ɪŋ)

n. 1. a soft, thickened dessert, typically made with milk, sugar, flour, and flavoring. 2. a similar dish unsweetened and served as or with the main dish: corn pudding. 3. Brit. the dessert course of a meal. [1275–1325; Middle English poding kind of sausage; compare Old English puduc wen, sore (perhaps orig., swelling), Low German puddewurst black pudding]

pudding

- Originally a sausage—the stomach or intestine of a pig, sheep, etc.—stuffed with other food.See also related terms for stuffed.

Pudding

 of mallard: a company of mallard on water.
Thesaurus
Noun1.pudding - any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishespudding - any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes; "corn pudding"dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"carrot pudding - pudding made with grated carrotscorn pudding - pudding made of corn and cream and egg
2.pudding - (British) the dessert course of a meal (`pud' is used informally)pudding - (British) the dessert course of a meal (`pud' is used informally)pudafters, dessert, sweet - a dish served as the last course of a mealtrifle - a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolateBritain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
3.pudding - any of various soft sweet desserts thickened usually with flour and baked or boiled or steamedafters, dessert, sweet - a dish served as the last course of a mealflummery - a bland custard or pudding especially of oatmealChristmas pudding, plum pudding - a rich steamed or boiled pudding that resembles cakesteamed pudding - a pudding cooked by steamingduff, plum duff - a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and containing e.g. currants and raisins and citronvanilla pudding - sweet vanilla flavored custard-like pudding usually thickened with flour rather than eggschocolate pudding - sweet chocolate flavored custard-like pudding usually thickened with flour rather than eggsbrown Betty - baked pudding of apples and breadcrumbsNesselrode, Nesselrode pudding - a rich frozen pudding made of chopped chestnuts and maraschino cherries and candied fruits and liqueur or rumpease pudding - a pudding made with strained split peas mixed with eggtapioca pudding - sweet pudding thickened with tapiocaroly-poly pudding, roly-poly - pudding made of suet pastry spread with jam or fruit and rolled up and baked or steamedsuet pudding - a sweet or savory pudding made with suet and steamed or boiled

pudding

noun dessert, afters (Brit. informal), sweet, pud (informal), second course, last course I tend to stick to fresh fruit for pudding.
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pudding

(ˈpudiŋ) noun1. any of several types of soft sweet foods made with eggs, flour, milk etc. sponge pudding; rice pudding. 布丁 布丁(西餐中松软的甜食) 2. the sweet course of a meal; dessert. What's for pudding? 布丁(餐後甜點) 布丁(西餐中最后一道甜点心)

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pudding

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be in the pudding club

To be pregnant. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Yes, it's true—I'm in the pudding club and about three months along!See also: club, pudding

over-egg the pudding

To get something wrong or make something worse by doing too much of something or trying too hard to improve a situation. Primarily heard in UK. I think we've over-egged the pudding with the amount of technology we've crammed into our daily lives—no one knows how to have a quiet moment anymore. The latest budget over-eggs the pudding yet again, spreading resources across too many sectors without enough funds to actually fix any of them.See also: pudding

the proof of the pudding

The final results, which are the only way to judge something's quality or veracity. Our analysts think that the marketing campaign will reinvigorate our sales, but the proof of the pudding will be in our year-end figures.See also: of, proof, pudding

in the (pudding) club

euphemism Pregnant. This is my sister's first time in the club, and she's pretty nervous about the whole thing. But mom and I went through it enough times that she'll have no shortage of advice. Social media has been inundated with rumors that the pop star is in the pudding club following the emergence of some revealing paparazzi pictures online.See also: club

the proof is in the pudding

The final results of something are the only way to judge its quality or veracity. Our analysts think that the marketing campaign will reinvigorate our sales, but the proof is in the pudding, so let's see how our figures look at the end of the year. OK, if I did everything right, the engine should work right, but the proof will be in the pudding.See also: proof, pudding

the proof of the pudding is in the eating

The final results are the only way to judge something's quality or veracity. Our analysts think that the marketing campaign will reinvigorate our sales, but the proof of the pudding is in the eating, so let's see how our figures look at the end of the year. OK, if I did everything right, the engine should work right, but the proof of the pudding will be in the eating.See also: eating, of, proof, pudding

pudding ring

slang Facial hair that encircles the mouth and covers the chin; a goatee. I wish you would shave that damn pudding ring—you look ridiculous. I had a pudding ring for a couple of years before I grew a proper beard.See also: pudding, ring

puddinghead

slang A foolish, stupid, or idiotic person—i.e., someone with pudding for brains. It's no surprise to me that the country's economy is tanking with that puddinghead in charge. How can you be such a puddinghead about this?

puddingheaded

slang Foolish; stupid; idiotic. It's no surprise to me that the country's economy is tanking with that puddingheaded dolt in charge. How can you be so puddingheaded about this?

wind pudding and air dip

humorous Nothing. Used as a response to a question about what one had to eat or what is being prepared for a meal. A: "Mom, what are we having for dinner?" B: "Wind pudding and air dip. I don't know, I haven't gone to the grocery store yet!"See also: air, and, dip, pudding, wind

proof is in the pudding

Prov. You cannot be sure that you have succeeded until you have examined the result of your efforts. Jill: I think we've done a good job of fixing the lawn mower. Jane: Well, the proof is in the pudding. We haven't tried to mow the lawn with it yet.See also: proof, pudding

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Prov. You don't know the quality of something until you have tried it or experienced it. Theory says that this material will produce a superior widget, but the proof of the pudding is in the eating.See also: eating, of, proof, pudding

proof of the pudding, the

Results are what count, as in Let's see if this ad actually helps sales-the proof of the pudding, you know. The full expression of this proverb, dating from about 1600, is The proof of the pudding is in the eating, but it has become so well known that it is often abbreviated. See also: of, proof

the proof of the pudding is in the eating

People say the proof of the pudding is in the eating to mean that something can only be judged to be good or bad after it has been tried or used. Such therapies should not be dismissed out of hand, particularly when the proof of the pudding is in the eating. Note: People often vary this expression, for example by just talking about the proof of the pudding. The proof of the pudding, so to speak, will be if sales of English cheese go up. Note: In this expression, `proof' means the testing of something rather than establishing that it is true. The idea is that the best way to test the quality of a pudding is to taste it rather than admire its appearance. See also: eating, of, proof, pudding

over-egg the pudding

mainly BRITISHIf someone over-eggs the pudding, they spoil something by trying too hard to improve it. You can buy all sorts of extras for the car, but it's very easy to over-egg the pudding. Note: Other nouns are sometimes used instead of pudding. The band certainly knew how to over-egg the cake, with no song being complete unless it had three tempo changes and a loud finale.See also: pudding

over-egg the pudding (or cake)

go too far in embellishing, exaggerating, or doing something. Excessive quantities of egg in a pudding could either make it too rich or cause it not to set or cook correctly. 1998 Spectator This is a noble end, but in her eagerness to reach it Duffy somewhat over-eggs the cake. See also: pudding

the proof of the pudding is in the eating

the real value of something can be judged only from practical experience or results and not from appearance or theory. Proof here means ‘test’, rather than ‘verification’. A garbled version of the expression, the proof is in the pudding , is often heard, no doubt abbreviated for the sake of convenience. 1998 Nigella Lawson How to Eat Don't hide the fact that you're microwaving it: they do say the proof of the pudding is in the eating. See also: eating, of, proof, pudding

ˌover-egg the ˈpudding

used to say that you think somebody has done more than is necessary, or has added unnecessary details to make something seem better or worse than it really is: If you’re telling lies, keep it simple — never over-egg the pudding.See also: pudding

the proof of the ˈpudding (is in the ˈeating)

(saying) you can only say something is a success after it has actually been tried out or used: I know you didn’t think it was a very good product, but just look at the fantastic sales figures. That’s the proof of the pudding. Proof in this idiom refers to a way of testing something.See also: of, proof, pudding

pudding ring

n. a mustache and goatee, grown together to form a circle. He worked and worked to get his “pudding ring” just right, then got a huge zit that ruined the whole thing.See also: pudding, ring

puddinghead

n. someone, usually a male, who acts very stupid. That puddinghead sold my antique table for junk!

proof of the pudding is in the eating, the

Performance is the only valid test. This proverbial expression of quality control dates from about 1600, appearing in print in William Camden’s Remains Concerning Britain (1605). It has been repeated many times over the centuries, particularly by British writers (including George Bernard Shaw and W. Somerset Maugham), for whom pudding is more of a basic dish than it is to Americans (it originally meant a kind of sausage, and later any food inside a crust); the Economist entitled a survey of the advertising industry “Proof of the Pudding” (June 1990). The term, generally shortened to “proof of the pudding,” survives on this side of the Atlantic as well.See also: of, proof, pudding

pudding

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pudding.

Early writers on cookery class puddings and dumplings together. The earliest puddings were boiled in a bag or cloth. Later they were placed in a buttered bowl, covered with a cloth, and steamed. The baked or chilled puddings evolved even later. Puddings are classed as those served with meat, such as Yorkshire pudding (batter baked under the meat or in the drippings), or which form the meat course, such as Sussex pudding (a large dumpling filled with meat instead of fruit), and those served as a sweet or dessert, such as almond, cabinet, and suet puddings, plum or Christmas pudding, and Indian pudding, as well as puddings made with milk, eggs, rice, sago, tapioca, arrowroot, cornstarch, bread crumbs, and fruit. Custards are included by some writers, and jellied fruits by others. An early use of the word, as in black pudding or white pudding, referred to forms of sausagesausage,
food consisting of finely chopped meat mixed with seasonings and, often, other ingredients, all encased in a thin membrane. Although sausages were made by the ancient Greeks and Romans, they were usually plain and unspiced; in the Middle Ages people began to use the
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pudding

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Related to pudding: Bread pudding, chocolate pudding
  • noun

Synonyms for pudding

noun dessert

Synonyms

  • dessert
  • afters
  • sweet
  • pud
  • second course
  • last course

Synonyms for pudding

noun any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes

Related Words

  • dish
  • carrot pudding
  • corn pudding

noun (British) the dessert course of a meal ('pud' is used informally)

Synonyms

  • pud

Related Words

  • afters
  • dessert
  • sweet
  • trifle
  • Britain
  • Great Britain
  • U.K.
  • UK
  • United Kingdom
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

noun any of various soft sweet desserts thickened usually with flour and baked or boiled or steamed

Related Words

  • afters
  • dessert
  • sweet
  • flummery
  • Christmas pudding
  • plum pudding
  • steamed pudding
  • duff
  • plum duff
  • vanilla pudding
  • chocolate pudding
  • brown Betty
  • Nesselrode
  • Nesselrode pudding
  • pease pudding
  • tapioca pudding
  • roly-poly pudding
  • roly-poly
  • suet pudding
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