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ladling

verb as in scoop

verb as in skim

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This continued arrogant ladling out of pieces of the rights of citizenship has begun to generate a fury in the Negro.

“That part of this ordeal has been remarkable,” Hamoodi says, ladling a Libyan version of minestrone for a guest.

The SEC, to its credit, sensed only bull, and by 2006 it had evidence of Madoff ladling it out under oath.

The Sirdar on his knees before a large pile of finely ground flour was ladling it into a bag with a disused Quaker Oats tin.

I mean that you saw I couldn't live without flattery, and that you've been ladling it out to me to earn your keep.

"A proof that it ought to be devilish good," replied Dalrymple, ladling it out into the glasses.

Lady Maria, however, who never made a fuss over spilt milk, lost no time in ladling up what might be possible.

A little later he sees a group of girls who are ladling water from one well into another, who make the same request.

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On this page you'll find 95 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to ladling, such as: clear away, dig, dig out, gouge, lift, and pick up.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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