- present participle of spoon.
spooning
Example Sentences
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New England-style lobster rolls weren’t always so plentiful in Los Angeles, and Connie & Ted’s offered some of the best and most consistent, spooning lobster shipped fresh from Gloucester, Mass., onto fluffy, griddled rolls.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
Don’t start spooning up coleslaw because you think it’ll stop you from getting cancer.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2025
Now that the show’s wedding episodes have aired, one can’t help wondering if the show’s producers were spooning out a bit of foreshadowing.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2024
It felt perfectly complete to reach back into the fridge, take out the strained yogurt and balance out the dish by spooning some on top.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
But Mom just shook her head and kept on spooning applesauce into my mouth.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
