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plural of ladle
as in spoons
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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verb

present tense third-person singular of ladle
as in scoops
to lift out with something that holds liquid the server ladled out the soup from a large tureen

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“Ladles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladles. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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