ladle
noun
a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.
was ladling
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past progressiveof ladle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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A ramen food truck was ladling out soup.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2022
She was ladling stew into a large serving basin.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
Three-Finger Hobb was ladling out porridge from his kettle.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
It come when I was ladling out Abe’s cereal––he always has a cereal for breakfast.
From The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country by Ridgwell Cullum
The shapeless cook was ladling out dumplings, which she called ``Nudel,'' into some soup for a Munich opera singer, who had just arrived by the stage.
From In the Quarter by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
