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
Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
This practice is like putting a ladle into the reservoir and dumping it out systematically, one day at a time.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Its symbols are instantly recognizable: the lunch lady ladling mysterious slop onto trays, a bully who teases the meek, girls and boys tittering about their crushes.
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 13 May 2025
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Noun
Begin adding the hot vegetable stock a ladle at a time, stirring continuously.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
This practice is like putting a ladle into the reservoir and dumping it out systematically, one day at a time.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
The series has so much escapist potential in its initial episodes, poking at the absurdities of abundant wealth and ladling in so much silly foreboding, only to squander it because the series is unable to create anything resembling an emotional payoff.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Its symbols are instantly recognizable: the lunch lady ladling mysterious slop onto trays, a bully who teases the meek, girls and boys tittering about their crushes.
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ladle
Noun
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Slice in half: Use a large knife to cut through the melon from end to end. Scoop: Use a large spoon to scoop out and remove the seeds from each half.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
14 July 2025
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Strain the juice through a mesh strainer, pressing with the back of a spoon.—
MD Published,
Verywell Health,
12 July 2025
Verb
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Want scoop on Ahsoka, or for any other Star Wars TV show?—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
24 July 2025
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Shasta Lake remained open for recreation; boaters were warned to stay out of the way of firefighting aircraft scooping water from the reservoir.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
16 July 2025
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“Ladle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladle. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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