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
Tim Spiers, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Here's how: Big Dipper: Appears like a dot-to-dot kitchen ladle.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 25 May 2025
Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
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
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Noun
They were given the opportunity of having steak for dinner and attempted to eat it with a ladle and a cheese grater.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Here's how: Big Dipper: Appears like a dot-to-dot kitchen ladle.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 25 May 2025
Verb
My tiny volcano was ladled with a sauce meant to represent lava.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ladle
Noun
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Use a spoon or whisk to smash some of the feta into the mixture.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
25 July 2025
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Milkshakes Sip your dessert or dig in with a spoon.—
Kirby Adams,
The Courier-Journal,
25 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 4 Aug. 2025.
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