Meaning & use
Ladling
Last updated
Serving or transferring liquid, such as soup or stew, using a ladle; the present participle of "ladle."
See it in a sentence
She stood at the stove, ladling hot soup into bowls for the guests.
Volunteers spent the afternoon ladling stew at the community kitchen.
A note on using this word
"Ladling" can also be used figuratively, as in "ladling out praise," to describe generously distributing something in large scoops.
Words with a similar meaning
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “Ladling”, then compare your use with the examples above.
Your draft stays on this page and is not sent anywhere.