verb
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To sail briskly with the wind astern, with or without sails hoisted.
verb
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To serve using a spoon; to transfer (something) with a spoon.
example
Sarah spooned some apple sauce onto her plate.
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To flirt; to make advances; to court, to interact romantically or amorously.
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(of persons) To lie nestled front-to-back, following the contours of the bodies, in a manner reminiscent of stacked spoons.
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To hit (the ball) weakly, pushing it with a lifting motion, instead of striking with an audible knock.
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To fish with a concave spoon bait.
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To catch by fishing with a concave spoon bait.
noun
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The act of picking something up with a spoon.
Examples of spooning in a Sentence
Keep the cookie size small when spooning or shaping the cookies so they will not fall apart or crumble.
She was spooning a brownish looking mixture from a big stone jar into a silver tureen.
For example, stirring batter provides a good workout for the hand and arm muscles, and cutting and spooning out cookie dough requires hand-eye coordination.
Xander pretending to bite her neck while she lay on top of him, the two of them spooning, even one where the massive man straddled her and pretended to hold her down.
After spooning into cups or tall glasses, garnish with the remainder of the ground nutmeg.
Spooning eggs into a plate for Jonathan and a bowl for Destiny, she returned the pan to the stovetop.