ladle
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When the sauna is hot, I ladle water and splash the stones.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
Having won the silver ladle himself in 2018, Spruit knows what it takes to make a sensational snert.
From Barron's • Feb. 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
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.
From Salon • Feb. 14, 2025
The cook with his carroty head is begging us to eat; he beckons with his ladle to every one that passes, and spoons him out a great dollop.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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