1. past tense and past participle of ladle; served or transferred liquid or soft food with a ladle

Examples

• She ladled soup into the bowls for dinner.
• The cook ladled gravy over the mashed potatoes.
• He ladled punch from the large bowl at the party.
• The server ladled stew onto each plate.
• Mom ladled hot chili into our bowls on the cold evening.
• The volunteer ladled food at the soup kitchen.