as in scooping
to lift out with something that holds liquid the server ladled out the soup from a large tureen
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Recent Examples of ladling The style traces to Welsh rarebit (a pub classic of cheese sauce over toast) and found a second life here when the Younkers Tea Room started ladling its signature sauce over hamburgers mid‑century. —
Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 1 Apr. 2026 More than three dozen businesses will be ladling up the cozy stuff this year, including a few of my favorites from past events. —Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026 The highlight for many is the Clam Chowder Cook-Off, where local restaurants go head-to-head, ladling out samples for visitors to taste and vote on. —Pismo Beach Conference, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025 Muckey and another musician encouraged her to drink, at one point ladling alcohol over an ice luge. —Sammy Sussman, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 1 Apr. 2026 More than three dozen businesses will be ladling up the cozy stuff this year, including a few of my favorites from past events. —Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026 The highlight for many is the Clam Chowder Cook-Off, where local restaurants go head-to-head, ladling out samples for visitors to taste and vote on. —Pismo Beach Conference, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025 Muckey and another musician encouraged her to drink, at one point ladling alcohol over an ice luge. —Sammy Sussman, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
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The second episode of Euphoria’s third season finds Rue basking in the glow of God’s favor and settling into her new life working for the strip-club proprietor Alamo (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), who tasks her with scooping pig slop and covering up evidence of a dancer’s accidental overdose.— Zoe Papelis, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
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Add the chicken into the sauce before scooping onto tortillas or taco shells.— Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
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Behind the glass counter, a row of women works with quiet efficiency, spooning refried beans, spicy chorizo, and fresh toppings into warm tortillas before passing them back to the cooks to finish on the griddle.— Carrie Honaker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
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Continue to cook for about 5 more minutes, spooning some of the sauce over top of the thighs, until the chicken is glazed and warm.— Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Ladling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/ladling. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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