LADLE Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈlā-dᵊl

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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verb

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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fill
pour

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Recent Examples of ladle

Noun

The only easy way to get the soup into the bowl is with a ladle. —

Christopher Murray, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2024 Stir back into Dutch oven. Garnish and serve: Divide pasta between bowls and ladle soup over top. —

Julia Levy, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2024

Verb

Google was ordered to do the same thing but was ladled with providing a large settlement payout. —

Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 Adding a screen to the speaker must have created a sore temptation for the product people at Amazon to ladle on more features and apps on top of what the Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, and Tap can already accomplish. —

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 22 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ladle