Spooned

The past tense and past participle of the verb 'spoon', meaning to embrace or cuddle closely, typically lying one behind the other with bodies aligned. It can also refer to the act of feeding someone with a spoon, a gentler and more intimate form of serving. Figuratively, it can describe providing excessive comfort or support, sometimes to the point of being overly indulgent or hindering independence. In a culinary context, 'spooning' can describe the action of carefully scooping or placing a sauce, topping, or ingredient over something else using a spoon. It implies a delicate and precise application intended to enhance presentation or flavor. Its meaning always emphasizes closeness, care, or careful application.

Spooned meaning with examples

• After a long, tiring day, they spooned in bed, finding comfort in each other's warmth and the quiet rhythm of their breaths, feeling the weight of the world lifted by their embrace. They drifted off to sleep with the promise of more days together.
• She tenderly spooned the warm soup into the baby's mouth, each spoonful a gesture of love and nourishment, watching the small face light up with contentment as the baby's gurgles filled the kitchen with laughter, and their bond deepened.
• The company, wanting to maintain client relationships, spooned the struggling business with generous funding and support, perhaps overlooking the importance of allowing it to stand on its own and develop crucial business skills.
• The chef carefully spooned the rich chocolate ganache over the individual servings of panna cotta, ensuring each dessert had a perfect, glistening finish and the ideal ratio of flavors on each spoonful.
• Recovering from his surgery, he was constantly spooned by his parents, who catered to his every need, sometimes hindering his recovery by not letting him attempt to perform any task, as his strength slowly came back.
• After she broke up with her boyfriend, she spooned with her favorite comfort item, her body pillow, which took place of her lost love, filling the void.
• The waitress spooned a generous portion of the creamy mushroom sauce over the perfectly cooked steak, a final touch that made the presentation exquisite, with each spoonful a perfect blend of flavors and textures.