ladle
noun
a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.
have ladled
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present perfectof ladle.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The setting sun seemed to have ladled its syrupy light over the crusted snow, so that ordinary house parts and backyards in this fading moment seemed a spectacular raspberry dessert.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
The runnels at the sides of the footways were full of creams, which you might have ladled up with a spoon if you had chosen.
From The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. by Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann
