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spooning

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present participle of spoon

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to lift out with something that holds liquid
  • lovingly spooned the homemade stew out of the pot

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“Spooning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spooning. Accessed 29 Jan. 2022.

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