Ladle (Verb)
Meaning 1
Remove with or as if with a ladle; "ladle the water out of the bowl".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- Ladle the hot water into the serving pot to create the tea.
- He tried to ladle out the remaining soup from the bottom of the empty pot.
- She gently began to ladle the murky liquid away from the delicate seeds.
- Be careful not to spill, as you ladle the oil from the top vat to the smaller container.
- Ladle as much of the spilled milk out of the container as you can before refilling it.
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Meaning 2
Put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle; "ladle soup into the bowl".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- She carefully began to ladle the hot soup into individual serving bowls for her guests.
- The chef started to ladle the sauce over the roasted meat.
- Ladle the juice into ice cube trays to freeze for later use.
- Ladle enough water into the large pot to cover all of the vegetables.
- You need to ladle the mixture slowly into the bottle or it will spill.