knead

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verb (used with object)

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.

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Origin of knead

before 950; Middle English kneden,Old English cnedan; cognate with German kneten,Dutch kneden

OTHER WORDS FROM knead

knead·a·ble, adjectiveknead·a·bil·i·ty, nounkneader, nounknead·ing·ly, adverb

re·knead, verb (used with object)un·knead·ed, adjective

Words nearby knead

knarly, knave, knavery, knavish, knawel, knead, kneaded butter, Knebworth House, knee, knee action, knee bend

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How to use knead in a sentence

COMFIER The Comfier Shiatsu Neck & Back Massager uses slow, targeted movements to knead the back, shoulders, neck, and thighs.
Best back massager: Target your sore spots and release that tension for sweet relief|Irena Collaku|August 12, 2021|Popular-Science
These recipes may be just different enough that no-knead bread is less a technique than a broader concept, but only one of them, in the end, became the default.
The Women Erased From the Story of No-Knead Bread|Dayna Evans|June 17, 2021|Eater
To use, let the head of the massager glide over your skin, kneading the targeted muscle for a minute or two.
These Are Our Favorite Massage Guns|Christine Yu|June 2, 2021|Outside Online
Once the dough is combined, turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth.
Chef Nyesha Arrington’s Easy Recipe for Homemade Totino’s Pizza Rolls|Eater Video|May 19, 2021|Eater

“He had his arm around her and was kind of kneading her shoulder,” Gilmore said.
Sexual Misconduct Allegations Prompt Another Alaska Attorney General to Resign|by Kyle Hopkins/ Anchorage Daily News|January 31, 2021|ProPublica
Mix together then knead to make a soft, smooth, elastic dough.
Unusual Pizza to Cook on Your Grill|Lydia Brownlow|June 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Pour in the chicken stock and knead with your hands until the bread is very moist, actually wet.
Divine Apple Dishes|Anne Burrell|January 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The chocolate is put in large conching machines that spin it though whirling blades to knead it for hours.
Four Chocolate Questions Answered|Mary Goodbody|September 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST
One may see the ferocious small animal knead the dead bee for half an hour, squeeze him like a lemon, drink him out like a gourd.
The Natural Philosophy of Love|Remy de Gourmont
Knead over the bits that are left from cutting the biscuits out until all the dough has been used.
The Ranger Boys and the Border Smugglers|Claude A. Labelle
Knead it on the board till it is very fine and smooth; raise over night.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865|Various
It is not necessary to knead bread more than once to secure lightness.
A Course of Lectures on the Principles of Domestic Economy and Cookery|Juliet Corson
The bread now being ready to knead, Miss Corson recurred to that subject.
A Course of Lectures on the Principles of Domestic Economy and Cookery|Juliet Corson

British Dictionary definitions for knead

knead

/ (niːd) /

verb (tr)

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

Derived forms of knead

kneader, noun

Word Origin for knead

Old English cnedan; related to Old Saxon knedan, Old Norse knotha

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