ladle

UK: /ˈleɪd^əl/ US: /ˈleɪdəl/ ,(lād′l)

Inflections of 'ladle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

ladles

v 3rd person singular

ladling

v pres p

ladled

v past

ladled

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

la•dle /ˈleɪdəl/   n., v., -dled, -dling. 
n. [countable]

1. a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl at the end, used for dipping and pouring liquids.

v. [~ + object]

2. to serve with or as if with a ladle:
   to ladle soup into bowls.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

la•dle  (lād′l), n., v., -dled, -dling. 
n. 

1. a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.
2. Metallurgy a bucketlike, refractory-lined container for transferring molten metal.

v.t. 

3. to dip or convey with or as if with a ladle:
   to ladle soup into bowls.

• Middle English ladel, Old English hlædel. See lade, -le bef. 1000

la′dler, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

ladle / ˈleɪd^əl/ noun

1. a long-handled spoon having a deep bowl for serving or transferring liquids
2. a large bucket-shaped container for transferring molten metal

verb

1. (transitive) to lift or serve out with or as if with a ladle

Etymology: Old English hlædel, from hladan to draw out

ˈladleˌful noun