noun
- a large, deep spoon with a long handle, used for serving soup or other liquids
verb
- to serve or transfer liquid using a ladle
Examples
- She used a ladle to serve the hot soup.
- The kitchen drawer contained several ladles of different sizes.
- He ladled the stew into bowls for dinner.
- The chef ladled sauce over the pasta.
- Mom ladled punch from the bowl into cups.
- She carefully ladled the gravy to avoid spills.