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

People line up to receive tilak, or sacred ash, from Hindu priests — who also come from India — on their foreheads and drink small ladles of holy water. —

Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2025 Amazon has a basic stainless steel ladle while Le Creuset has a silicone ladle in different colors. —

Christopher Murray, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2024

Verb

Anas and his 11-year-old sister grab an old food can with a twisted wire handle – a makeshift pail – to carry food and soups ladled out by the charity kitchen. —

Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for ladle