knead
IPA: nˈid
noun
- The act of kneading something.
verb
- (transitive) To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc.
- (transitive, figuratively) To treat or form as if by kneading; to beat.
- (intransitive, felinology) Of cats, to make an alternating pressing motion with the two front paws.
- (transitive) To mix thoroughly; form into a homogeneous compound.
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Examples of "knead" in Sentences
- I knead the ball and scored.
- Is it easy to knead the seat
- I'd rather knead the plate instead.
- Add the yeast to the dough and knead.
- Add a dash of salt and knead the mass well.
- He kneads the pillow and goes back to sleep.
- The mixture is kneaded and then shaped like a palm.
- Another method is to knead the dough under pressure in an extruder.
- After decantation, the organic mass of pigment is kneaded and dried.
- The kneading is continued until the product is crystallized and particulate.
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