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ladle

[ leyd-l ]

noun

  1. a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.
  2. Metallurgy. a bucketlike, refractory-lined container for transferring molten metal.


verb (used with object)

ladled, ladling.
  1. to dip or convey with or as if with a ladle:

    to ladle soup into bowls.

ladle

/ ˈ±ô±ðɪ»åÉ™±ô /

noun

  1. a long-handled spoon having a deep bowl for serving or transferring liquids

    a soup ladle

  2. a large bucket-shaped container for transferring molten metal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to lift or serve out with or as if with a ladle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±ô²¹»å±ô±ðËŒ´Ú³Ü±ô, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From

  • ±ô²¹î€ƒd±ô±ð°ù noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·±ô²¹î€ƒd±ô±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ladle1

before 1000; Middle English ladel, Old English ³ó±ôæ»å±ð±ô. See lade, -le
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ladle1

Old English ³ó±ôæ»å±ð±ô, from hladan to draw out
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Example Sentences

Then they ladled the liquid into small cups.

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Begin adding stock, one ladleful to start — and not adding another ladle until the previous addition has been fully and completely absorbed by the rice.

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Options: Add cream to soup and heat gently before serving, or ladle into individual bowls then lightly stir in a couple of tablespoons of cream into each bowl.

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Before serving, cover and turn off the heat and allow to rest a bit before reheating to desired temperature before ladling into bowls.

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Sentimentality is often ladled out, along with clichés.

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