[ US /ˈɫeɪdəɫ/ ]
[ UK /lˈe‍ɪdə‍l/ ]
VERB
  1. remove with or as if with a ladle
    ladle the water out of the bowl
  2. put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle
    ladle soup into the bowl
NOUN
  1. a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another
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How To Use ladle In A Sentence

  • Once the rice has absorbed the liquid add the next ladle, stirring all the time. Times, Sunday Times
  • Another friend notes a shift in the type of gifts given at wedding showers, a reversion to 1950s-style offerings: soup ladles and frilly aprons are being unwrapped along with see-through nighties and push-up bras.
  • Blend the soup until smooth and ladle into bowls. The Sun
  • The ornamentation of such objects was similar to that of the nielloed gold and silver ladles and cups produced at the Kremlin Armoury in the 16th to early 17th centuries.
  • Add the vermouth, garlic and cayenne, boil the liquid away and start adding ladlefuls of the seaweed and saffron-flavoured vegetable stock, stirring vigorously all the while to aid absorption and prevent sticking.
  • Carefully ladle the soup into four bowls and drizzle each bowl with mint oil, below. Times, Sunday Times
  • My finger traces along the seven stars, outlining the shape of a ladle.
  • Jigeehuu ambled shakily over to it after our first embrace and ladled out half a pint for me in a rice bowl.
  • He ladled out three bowls of soup.
  • Use a small ladle that holds about three tablespoons of batter. Times, Sunday Times
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