knead
to work (dough, clay, etc.) into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching.
to manipulate by similar movements, as the body in a massage.
to make by kneading: to knead bread.
to make kneading movements with: She kneaded her fist into her palm.
Origin of knead
1Other words from knead
- knead·a·ble, adjective
- knead·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- kneader, noun
- knead·ing·ly, adverb
- re·knead, verb (used with object)
- un·knead·ed, adjective
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How to use knead in a sentence
She kneads my stomach for 45 minutes as I finally let go of a week.
First she tumbles the soft mass out on the board; then she kneads it, with much play of dimpled elbow and slender wrist.
Pippin; A Wandering Flame | Laura E. RichardsShe rolls and kneads her mortar until she has it in the shape of a ball as big as she can possibly carry.
The Adventures of a Grain of Dust | Hallam HawksworthFirst the man cuts off 189 a piece of the biscuit, and kneads it on the plaster Paris slab.
Illustrated Science for Boys and Girls | AnonymousWhen the flowers open, the mother-moth kneads up a ball of pollen and places an egg inside.
The Romance of Plant Life | G. F. Scott Elliot
His bread, which he kneads and bakes himself before dawn, is losing its lightness.
A Village of Vagabonds | F. Berkeley Smith
British Dictionary definitions for knead
/ (niːd) /
to work and press (a soft substance, such as bread dough) into a uniform mixture with the hands
to squeeze, massage, or press with the hands
to make by kneading
Origin of knead
1Derived forms of knead
- kneader, noun
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