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
Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
Bathe the platter of seafood with a ladle of soup.
—Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Remove vegetables with a slotted spoon to a serving bowl; ladle some hot pan liquid over the vegetables.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2026
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Noun
At the purification basin, visitors can use ladles of water to symbolically cleanse themselves and even their money.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
Bathe the platter of seafood with a ladle of soup.
—Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
Verb
Toppings are added, and sauce is ladled on in parallel stripes across the top.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Remove vegetables with a slotted spoon to a serving bowl; ladle some hot pan liquid over the vegetables.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ladle
Noun
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Schupe’s sculptures are made from forks and spoons.—
Rodney Ho,
AJC.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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Why is a spoon shaped that way?—
Cheryl Russell,
Oc Register,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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McIlroy went on to weave the ball through the trees, scoop the ball out of a bunker and putt twice for bogey to become just the fourth golfer in history to win consecutive Masters titles (the first since Tiger Woods in 2001-2002) and slip the green jacket back over his shoulders.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2026
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The container has a large round base with seven removable cups, a small serving spoon for scooping, and a lid with the brand’s signature one-touch seal to keep everything fresh.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Ladle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladle. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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