The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ladle \La"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ladled; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Ladling.]
   To take up and convey in a ladle; to dip with, or as with, a
   ladle; as, to ladle out soup; to ladle oatmeal into a kettle.
   [1913 Webster]