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ladle

[leyd-l] / ˈleɪd l /
NOUN
scoop
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The movie purports to dip into the deep well of Shakespearean magnificence but emerges only with a ladle full of greasy schmaltz.

From The Wall Street Journal

I like anything effervescent and not too sweet, ideally ladled from a punch bowl because punch bowls inherently make adults feel like children in the best possible way.

From Salon

Here in Chicago, every coffee shop worth its salt now ladles out some steaming permutation of oat mush with a swirl of tahini or jam, SQIRL-style.

From Salon

Desperate, I grabbed a plastic ladle from the kitchen to change the mojo.

From Los Angeles Times

A communal kitchen ladled out potato soup for their dinner.

From BBC