ladle
noun
a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.
have been ladling
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present perfect progressiveof ladle.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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"Fourteen years I have been ladling out water at this spring," I said, trying to keep my lips from trembling.
From Where There's a Will by Mary Roberts Rinehart
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