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verb
- 1. work (moistened flour or clay) into dough or paste with the hands.
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KNEAD definition: 1. to press something, especially a mixture for making bread, firmly and repeatedly with the hands…. Learn more.
1. a. : to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands. kneading dough. b. : to manipulate or massage with a kneading motion. kneaded sore neck muscles. 2. : to form or shape by or as if by kneading. kneadable. ˈnē-də-bəl. adjective. kneader noun. Examples of knead in a Sentence. Knead the dough until it is smooth.
Knead, pronounced “need,” comes from Old English, and its meaning has changed little over time. Knead is sometimes used to describe a cat’s behavior of repeatedly pushing its paws (and claws) into soft surfaces — almost like it’s kneading dough.
1. to work (dough, clay, etc.) into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching. 2. to manipulate by similar movements, as the body in a massage. 3. to make by kneading: to knead bread. [before 950; Middle English kneden, Old English cnedan, c. Old Saxon knedan, Old High German chnetan]
Knead definition: to work (dough, clay, etc.) into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching.. See examples of KNEAD used in a sentence.
1. verb. When you knead dough or other food, you press and squeeze it with your hands so that it becomes smooth and ready to cook. Lightly knead the mixture on a floured surface. [VERB noun] Synonyms: squeeze, work, massage, manipulate More Synonyms of knead. kneading uncountable noun.
KNEAD meaning: 1. to press something, especially a mixture for making bread, firmly and repeatedly with the hands…. Learn more.
Definition of knead verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of 'knead' 1. When you knead dough or other food, you press and squeeze it with your hands so that it becomes smooth and ready to bake. [...] 2. If you knead a part of someone's body, you press or squeeze it with your fingers. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'knead' American English: nid British English: niːd. More.
KNEAD meaning: to press and shape the mixture for making bread firmly and repeatedly with your hands. Learn more.
