1. serving or transferring liquid or soft food with a ladle
Usage: present participle of ‘ladle’

1. the action of serving or transferring with a ladle
Usage: gerund form

Examples

• She was ladling soup into bowls for the dinner guests.
• The cook kept ladling gravy over the mashed potatoes.
• He’s ladling punch from the large bowl into cups.
• The cafeteria worker was ladling stew onto each plate.
• Careful ladling prevented spills on the clean tablecloth.
• The ladling of the hot chili required a steady hand.