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verb
- 1. work (moistened flour or clay) into dough or paste with the hands.
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The meaning of KNEAD is to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands. How to use knead in a sentence.
Knead means to press something, especially a mixture for making bread, firmly and repeatedly with the hands. Learn more about the verb knead, its pronunciation, synonyms, and usage in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus.
Knead definition: to work (dough, clay, etc.) into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching.. See examples of KNEAD used in a sentence.
To knead is to massage, as you might knead a sore muscle to relieve the pain or knead bread dough before baking it. Knead , pronounced “need,” comes from Old English, and its meaning has changed little over time.
1. to mix and work (dough, clay, etc.) into a pliable mass by folding over, pressing, and squeezing, usually with the hands. 2. to press, rub, or squeeze with the hands; massage. 3. to make or form by or as if by kneading.
Knead means to press something, especially a mixture for making bread, firmly and repeatedly with the hands. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, see related words and phrases, and hear the pronunciation.
Knead means to work dough or clay into a mass with the hands, or to massage or squeeze something with the hands. Learn how to use knead in a sentence, see synonyms, translations, and related words.