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
Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2025
Play it safe and avoid picking a knife for this, instead opt for a ladle, spoon, measuring cup… anything that’s stainless steel and not sharp.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Claire Volkman, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
For large servings, ladle into soup bowls and garnish each with a couple of tortilla strips, celery leaf and fresh lime slice.
—Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 1 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Some chefs, and both chefs’ grandmothers, would beat yolks and white separately before combining them with a few ladles full of cooler broth.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2025
Play it safe and avoid picking a knife for this, instead opt for a ladle, spoon, measuring cup… anything that’s stainless steel and not sharp.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Verb
The bones are eventually removed and the meat cut and returned to the pot before ladling the soup into serving bowls.
—Claire Volkman, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
For large servings, ladle into soup bowls and garnish each with a couple of tortilla strips, celery leaf and fresh lime slice.
—Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Ladle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladle. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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