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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

By the time that evening prayers commenced, he had kneaded to mummies half a dozen more true believers, and had received his six dirhems, upon which he determined to leave off for that day.

From The Pacha of Many Tales by Marryat, Frederick

Jacques Giradin, the chief baker in the town, had kneaded his bread and put it in the oven, then gone to help his neighbors.

From A Little Girl in Old Detroit by Douglas, Amanda Minnie

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 Basile, Giambattista