ladleful

[leyd-l-fool]

noun

plural

ladlefuls 

1. the amount that fills a ladle.

Spelling Note

See -ful.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ladleful¹

1400–50; late Middle English. See ladle, -ful

Example Sentences

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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This is a process of slowly but surely cooking the rice via each ladleful — you’ll feel the difference as you stir, as the rice starts to give less and less resistance as each kernel begins to soften and plump as it cooks.

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Take a ladleful of the boiling water and add it to the ricotta and spinach mixture, stirring it in to create a loose, creamy sauce.

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Watch the merrymakers gather, the conversation flow and the awkward moments be thwarted through the offering of another ladleful.

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Regardless of which way you decide to go, the casual and interactive nature of a spoonful of this, a ladleful of that is a natural way to get conversation going between everyone at the table.

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