as in spoon
a utensil with a bowl and a handle that is used especially in cooking and serving food
the chef looked around for a ladle to add the chicken broth to the pot
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as in to scoop
to lift out with something that holds liquid
the server ladled out the soup from a large tureen
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Recent Examples of ladle
Kristina Kasparian, Longreads, 12 Nov. 2024
The only easy way to get the soup into the bowl is with a ladle.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2024
Tom Roland, Billboard, 3 Dec. 2024
And this is in a movie that certainly ladles on the homoeroticism, male nudity abounding as is understood for the overflowing Grecian sensuality of the time and this one.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The garlic and coriander mustn’t burn, the broth mustn’t boil, and the ladle should slit through a body that is just silky enough.
—Kristina Kasparian, Longreads, 12 Nov. 2024
The only easy way to get the soup into the bowl is with a ladle.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2024
Verb
Steel guitarist Mike Johnson ladled a spiritual twang onto the cut during an overdub session at Blackbird Studio, perpetuating the players’ overall musical mission.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 3 Dec. 2024
And this is in a movie that certainly ladles on the homoeroticism, male nudity abounding as is understood for the overflowing Grecian sensuality of the time and this one.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Ladle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladle. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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