knead
verb (used with object)
to work (dough, clay, etc.) into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching.
had kneaded
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past perfectof knead.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Neighbors stopped by to say hello and to teach Mrs. Yousafzai how to use the electric stove, so she could bake the naan dough that she had kneaded.
From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2021
He soaked newspaper in water and glue, mashed it to a pulp, then kneaded the pulp the way his father had kneaded dough.
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2017
The road was soft, and hundreds of feet treading in front of them had kneaded water and earth together into a slippery mass.
From The Mormon Prophet by Lily Dougall
As soon as Cannetella set eyes upon him she cried out, "Ay, that is he! he could not be better if I had kneaded him with my own hands."
From Stories from the Pentamerone by Giambattista Basile
The oil with which Samuel Jarvis had kneaded his bruises was certainly wonderful, and he hoped that "Aunt Suse," who got it from the Indians, would fill out her second hundred years.
From The Guns of Bull Run A Story of the Civil War's Eve by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler
