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a
: an eating or cooking implement consisting of a small shallow bowl with a relatively long handle
b
: spoonful
two spoons of sugar
2
: something (such as a tool or fishing lure) that resembles a spoon in shape
spooned; spooning; spoons
: to take up and usually transfer in a spoon
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: to nestle close together while lying down with one person facing the back of another
2
[perh. from the Welsh custom of an engaged man's presenting his fiancée with an elaborately carved wooden spoon]
: to engage in amorous caressing, kissing, and conversation : neck
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Examples of spoon in a Sentence
Noun
an assortment of metal and wooden spoons should be part of every cook's culinary arsenal
Verb
She spooned the gravy onto her potatoes.
He spooned the ice cream into a bowl.
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Sophie Charara, WIRED, 26 Jan. 2025
The day her class spent on campus commemorating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science by building catapults out of plastic spoons was supposed to encourage the students to break the trend.
—Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2025
Stir vinaigrette and spoon enough over lettuce and greens to coat the leaves.
—Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 13 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Around four years ago, deep in the pandemic era, Richardt says he simply got fed up with his spoons.
—Sophie Charara, WIRED, 26 Jan. 2025
The day her class spent on campus commemorating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science by building catapults out of plastic spoons was supposed to encourage the students to break the trend.
—Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
Verb
Fry patties: Working in batches, spoon about a 1/4 cup batter at a time into hot oil, and using back of two spoons, gently spread and press batter slightly into circles.
—Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2025
Stir vinaigrette and spoon enough over lettuce and greens to coat the leaves.
—Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Spoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spoon. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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spoon
1 of 2 noun1
: a utensil with a small shallow bowl and a handle that is used especially in eating and cooking
2
: something (as a fishing lure) that resembles a spoon in shape
spoon
2 of 2 verb
: to take up in or as if in a spoon
Etymology
Noun
Old English spōn "a chip of wood"
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