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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Play it safe and avoid picking a knife for this, instead opt for a ladle, spoon, measuring cup… anything that’s stainless steel and not sharp. Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025 Step 6 Using a ladle, divide the sweet potato mixture among the ramekins. Joe Yonan, Saveur, 23 Jan. 2025
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Strain the mulled wine to remove the spices and orange slices, then ladle it into mugs. Jillian Dara, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025 The bones are eventually removed and the meat cut and returned to the pot before ladling the soup into serving bowls. Claire Volkman, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ladle

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“Ladle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladle. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.

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