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ladled

la·dle
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [leyd-l]
    • /ˈleɪd l/
    • /ˈleɪ.dl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [leyd-l]
    • /ˈleɪd l/

Definitions of ladled word

  • noun ladled a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids. 1
  • noun ladled Metallurgy. a bucketlike, refractory-lined container for transferring molten metal. 1
  • verb with object ladled to dip or convey with or as if with a ladle: to ladle soup into bowls. 1
  • noun ladled Simple past tense and past participle of ladle. 1

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Origin of ladled

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English ladel, Old English hlædel. See lade, -le

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Parts of speech for Ladled

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ladled popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

ladled usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for ladled

verb ladled

  • allocate — If one item or share of something is allocated to a particular person or for a particular purpose, it is given to that person or used for that purpose.
  • deliver — If you deliver something somewhere, you take it there.
  • dispense — to deal out; distribute: to dispense wisdom.
  • furnish — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
  • hand — Learned [lur-nid] /ˈlɜr nɪd/ (Show IPA), 1872–1961, U.S. jurist.

noun ladled

  • cupped — hollowed like a cup; concave

Antonyms for ladled

verb ladled

  • take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
  • weaken — to make weak or weaker.
  • drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
  • lower — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
  • spend — to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.): resisting the temptation to spend one's money.

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