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
Melony Forcier, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
There was a big cooler on the motor car, and a ladle.
—Graydon Carter, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Phil Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
To serve, heap cooked noodles into bowls and ladle the broth and celery over the top.
—Laura McLively, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Crafted from solid beechwood, this set comes with a slotted spoon, solid spoon, solid turner, solid ladle, and a serving fork.
—Melony Forcier, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
There was a big cooler on the motor car, and a ladle.
—Graydon Carter, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
Sprinkle soup generously with ground black pepper and add more black pepper at table when ladling hot into bowls for serving.
—Phil Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
To serve, heap cooked noodles into bowls and ladle the broth and celery over the top.
—Laura McLively, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ladle
Noun
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Everyone wants kitchen cabinets that don't send a chill up the spine when a guest opens one in search of a spoon, and drawers where finding the right measuring cup is easy.—
Tessa Cooper,
Southern Living,
17 June 2025
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Surveillance footage from the home reviewed by investigators allegedly showed the foster mother punching the toddler in the head, yanking her by her hair so violently that the child's head struck floors and furniture, hitting her with a wooden spoon and covering her mouth to silence her cries.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
12 June 2025
Verb
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Young scooped the rising star accolade at this year’s Ivor Novello awards following her best pop act nomination at this year’s BRIT Awards.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
18 June 2025
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The quest for a new goalkeeper came amid Barça scooping a domestic treble yet leaking seven goals to Inter Milan across a two-legged Champions League semifinal defeat last month.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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“Ladle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladle. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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