knead
verb (used with object)
to work (dough, clay, etc.) into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching.
have kneaded
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present perfectof knead.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The difference between tough pasta and ravioli that melts in your mouth depends on how long you have kneaded the dough.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2016
"Ay," said the boy, "I saw there was something living in the meal when I first began to knead it; but I have kneaded all together, both the meal and whatever was therein."
From Told by the Northmen: Stories from the Eddas and Sagas by E. M. (Ethel Mary) Wilmot-Buxton
When you have kneaded the dough, put laurel leaves under it and so bake.
From Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro by Fairfax Harrison
Those who have kneaded "hays" with it must throw that "hays" to their camels!
From The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah by Etienne Dinet
They have built the fire on the hearth and swept out the house; they have kneaded the bread and filled the kettle; they have spun and woven, and sewed and mended.
From Rembrandt A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures and a Portrait of the Painter with Introduction and Interpretation by Estelle M. (Estelle May) Hurll
