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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. Origin of kneadbefore 950; Middle English kneden,Old English cnedan; cognate with German kneten,Dutch kneden OTHER WORDS FROM kneadknead·a·ble, adjectiveknead·a·bil·i·ty, nounkneader, nounknead·ing·ly, adverb re·knead, verb (used with object)un·knead·ed, adjective Words nearby kneadknarly, knave, knavery, knavish, knawel, knead, kneaded butter, Knebworth House, knee, knee action, knee bend Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for kneadMix 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 Beat it well, and knead it quite smooth; roll the paste very thin, and cut it into biscuits. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,|Mary Eaton
Take a lump of clay, about two and a half pounds, knead and pound it until all the air bubbles are worked out. The Child's Rainy Day Book|Mary White If it is not stiff enough to roll out, knead in a little flour, if too stiff, put in a little water. The New England Cook Book, or Young Housekeeper's Guide|Anonymous They grind and knead and shape clay into artistic pottery and then paint it with colors gleaned from the earth. I Married a Ranger|Dama Margaret Smith Knead this until it is smooth and elastic and let it rise until double in bulk. Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4|Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
British Dictionary definitions for knead
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 kneadkneader, nounWord Origin for kneadOld English cnedan; related to Old Saxon knedan, Old Norse knotha Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to kneadrub, massage, form, aerate, blend, work, shape, ply, twist, push, stroke, press, squeeze, mold, alter, manipulate |