knead
verb (used with object)
to work (dough, clay, etc.) into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching.
was kneading
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past progressiveof knead.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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She was kneading three kinds of maize when we came in.
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2021
When I visited on a weekday afternoon, Morales, an age-defying octogenarian, was kneading a mound of blackstrap molasses dough for a batch of marranitos, or pig-shaped Mexican cookies.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 11, 2019
Meanwhile, Mitropoulos, silhouetted against the stage lights, was kneading, soothing, irritating, roiling his orchestra, bouncing around in the climaxes like a marionette on a string.
From Time Magazine Archive
"All his life he was kneading and sculpting." says Alberto's nephew Jorge, who grew up in his uncle's apartment in Moscow.
From Time Magazine Archive
He took that wood and he rolled it around in his hands, like he was kneading bread dough.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
