Noun the chef looked around for a ladle to add the chicken broth to the pot Verb The soup was ladled into the bowls. ladling the wine into cups
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Entrants will compete in an initial judging round on Sept. 18 at the Italian Community Center by providing 1 quart of sauce heated in a container such as a slow cooker or Nesco, plus a ladle. Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2022 Spoon batter for each pancake into the pre-heated pan with a ladle. Audrey Bruno, SELF, 6 Aug. 2022 This isn’t the stuff you might be used to — no thick hamburger stacked over rice and sunny side up eggs with a ladle of brown gravy. Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 July 2022 Remove from the heat With a ladle in one hand and a whisk in another, drizzle a small amount of the heated liquid into the egg mixture while whisking. Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 24 June 2022 Ladle or pour the batter onto a griddle using Using a 1-cup-sized ladle or measuring cup for large cakes or1/4 cup for small. Elijah Rawls, Men's Health, 22 June 2022 A half-dozen bacci rolls, a half-dozen cookies, an ornate ladle for longterm use, and a personalized note card add a nice, necessary touch. Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 24 May 2022 They are ordered cafeteria-style, by pointing or shouting one’s order to an expectant worker with a ladle.New York Times, 2 May 2022 Then a captain tops sundaes with a ladle of cherries and syrup before covering the ice cream with toasted almonds. Andy Wang, Robb Report, 6 Apr. 2022
Verb
Let cool to room temperature, then ladle into pint jars or other airtight containers and refrigerate 24 hours. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 24 Aug. 2021 Divide the cooked fish evenly among bowls, then ladle in the soup. Bonnie Morales, Washington Post, 13 July 2022 Transfer the mussels to individual serving bowls, and pour or ladle some of the sauce from the pot, sprinkle with the parsley, if using, and drizzle with extra oil, if desired.Washington Post, 3 May 2022 Add a portion of wheat noodles and beef shank to each bowl, and ladle enough broth to cover. Danny Chau, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2022 Set six ovenproof or ramekins on a heavy baking sheet and ladle the soup into the crocks. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 4 Feb. 2022 To serve, ladle the soup and vegetables into serving bowls. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2022 Cook the noodles per package instructions, transfer to bowls, and ladle the stew over the top. Beth Segal, cleveland, 7 Jan. 2022 Remove from the heat, ladle into bowls and serve hot.Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English ladel, from Old English hlædel, from hladan
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1