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
Before any of his fellows made their appearance, he had kneaded and piled a great heap of snowballs, and stood by his pyramid, prepared for the offensive.
From Alec Forbes of Howglen by George MacDonald
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
He had kneaded them in with his knuckles, but the smears caused by the process were not visible in the moonlight, even if there had been any one to see them.
From Love of Brothers by Katharine Tynan
