1
: a deep-bowled long-handled spoon used especially for dipping up and conveying liquids
2
: something resembling a ladle in form or function
Examples of ladle in a Sentence
Noun
the chef looked around for a ladle to add the chicken broth to the pot
Verb
The soup was ladled into the bowls.
ladling the wine into cups
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 17 June 2025
Hold cake square over bowl of glaze and, using a small ladle or a serving spoon, ladle glaze all over cake square, making sure to coat all sides.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 11 Feb. 2025
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
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Noun
Rather than tongs, a hearty ladle feels more appropriately paired with this pick, to match its heavy vintage pewter style.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 17 June 2025
Hold cake square over bowl of glaze and, using a small ladle or a serving spoon, ladle glaze all over cake square, making sure to coat all sides.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
Verb
Nearly two-thirds of the $6.7 trillion ladled out by Uncle Sam is in the form of direct payments.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 11 Feb. 2025
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
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“Ladle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ladle. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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