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a
: an eating or cooking implement consisting of a small shallow bowl with a relatively long handle
b
: spoonful
two spoons of sugar
2
: something (such as a tool or fishing lure) that resembles a spoon in shape
spooned; spooning; spoons
: to take up and usually transfer in a spoon
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: to nestle close together while lying down with one person facing the back of another
2
[perh. from the Welsh custom of an engaged man's presenting his fiancée with an elaborately carved wooden spoon]
: to engage in amorous caressing, kissing, and conversation : neck
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Examples of spoon in a Sentence
Noun
an assortment of metal and wooden spoons should be part of every cook's culinary arsenal
Verb
She spooned the gravy onto her potatoes.
He spooned the ice cream into a bowl.
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Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
The rarest piece in the Museum set (Carney estimates that there may be four surviving in the world) is a porcelain salt spoon with a bowl the size of a hazelnut half and a handle that’s barely thicker than a toothpick.
—Anna Hezel, Curbed, 1 Nov. 2024
Alyson Sheppard, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024
Place the pork steaks on one side of the sheet pan and spoon any extra sauce on top.
—Tribune News Service, The Denver Post, 30 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Using a slotted spoon, transfer meatballs to a plate and set aside.
—Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
The rarest piece in the Museum set (Carney estimates that there may be four surviving in the world) is a porcelain salt spoon with a bowl the size of a hazelnut half and a handle that’s barely thicker than a toothpick.
—Anna Hezel, Curbed, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
Once the alcohol has burned off and the flames die down, spoon the cherry sauce over slices of lemon-poppy-seed pound cake and vanilla ice cream.
—Alyson Sheppard, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024
Place the pork steaks on one side of the sheet pan and spoon any extra sauce on top.
—Tribune News Service, The Denver Post, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Spoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spoon. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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spoon
1 of 2 noun1
: a utensil with a small shallow bowl and a handle that is used especially in eating and cooking
2
: something (as a fishing lure) that resembles a spoon in shape
spoon
2 of 2 verb
: to take up in or as if in a spoon
Etymology
Noun
Old English spōn "a chip of wood"
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