ladle

[leyd-l]

noun

1. a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.

2. Metallurgy.,  a bucketlike, refractory-lined container for transferring molten metal.

verb (used with object)

ladled, ladling 

1. to dip or convey with or as if with a ladle.

   to ladle soup into bowls.

ladle

/ ˈleɪdəl /

noun

1. a long-handled spoon having a deep bowl for serving or transferring liquids

   a soup ladle

2. a large bucket-shaped container for transferring molten metal

verb

1. (tr) to lift or serve out with or as if with a ladle

Other Word Forms

• ladler noun
• unladled adjective
• ladleful noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ladle¹

before 1000; Middle English ladel, Old English hlædel. See lade, -le

Word History and Origins

Origin of ladle¹

Old English hlædel, from hladan to draw out

Example Sentences

A communal kitchen ladled out potato soup for their dinner.

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Even the humblest meals — like Crock Pot pinto beans ladled into chipped bowls after the Sunday night church services of my childhood — felt a little more indulgent when there was cornbread on the table.

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Then they ladled the liquid into small cups.

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Begin adding stock, one ladleful to start — and not adding another ladle until the previous addition has been fully and completely absorbed by the rice.

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Options: Add cream to soup and heat gently before serving, or ladle into individual bowls then lightly stir in a couple of tablespoons of cream into each bowl.

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