1
: a deep-bowled long-handled spoon used especially for dipping up and conveying liquids
2
: something resembling a ladle in form or function
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Examples of ladle in a Sentence
Noun
the chef looked around for a ladle to add the chicken broth to the pot
Verb
The soup was ladled into the bowls.
ladling the wine into cups
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024
Use a large spoon or ladle to skim (remove) most of the fat from the top of the drippings.
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—Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
Tom Roland, Billboard, 3 Dec. 2024
And this is in a movie that certainly ladles on the homoeroticism, male nudity abounding as is understood for the overflowing Grecian sensuality of the time and this one.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Keep on low heat in a crock pot or on the stove top with a ladle to keep warm.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024
Use a large spoon or ladle to skim (remove) most of the fat from the top of the drippings.
6.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
Verb
Steel guitarist Mike Johnson ladled a spiritual twang onto the cut during an overdub session at Blackbird Studio, perpetuating the players’ overall musical mission.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 3 Dec. 2024
And this is in a movie that certainly ladles on the homoeroticism, male nudity abounding as is understood for the overflowing Grecian sensuality of the time and this one.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Ladle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ladle. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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