knead
verb (used with object)
to work (dough, clay, etc.) into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching.
will knead
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future tenseof knead.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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“Cats will knead on preferred people in the house or their favorite person, so kneading can also be that affiliative, social behavior that can help build a bond.”
From Scientific American ● Sep. 7, 2023
A chef will knead, twist and basically perform rope tricks with dough before stretching it into a cat’s cradle of bouncy strands.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 4, 2016
The suit will knead the cream into the body and the fiber will produce an "isometric push-pull action" that makes the whole operation a kind of wear-a-massage.
From Time Magazine Archive
With this machine two men will knead all the bread they can eat and do it easily, feeling thoroughly refreshed at night.
From Remarks by Bill Nye
When the necessary amount is obtained, she will knead it with the tip of her mandibles and shape it with her feet into a little ball.
From Bramble-Bees and Others by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
