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ladle

[leyd-l] / ˈleɪd l /
NOUN
scoop
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When the sauna is hot, I ladle water and splash the stones.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

At the annual championships in Groningen, amateur and professional chefs from the Netherlands and beyond compete for the top prize in both categories -- a coveted silver ladle.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Brothy soups and hearty stews Stock up on sturdy deli containers and ladle them full of nourishing soups and stews.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2026

The movie purports to dip into the deep well of Shakespearean magnificence but emerges only with a ladle full of greasy schmaltz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

He gave Rahel a cooking ladle made of a wooden handle stuck through the polished half of a coconut shell.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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