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单词 knead
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Definition of knead in English:

knead

verb niːdnid
[with object]
  • 1Work (moistened flour or clay) into dough or paste with the hands.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Using very clean hands, knead the dough in the bowl, adding more flour a little at a time, until the dough no longer sticks to the bowl.
    • The pains aux raisins need to be started early, but if getting up at six to knead dough is not your idea of bliss, make them the night before and reheat in the morning.
    • Knead the mixture, which will be sticky, thoroughly in the bowl.
    • Add the flour in batches, and knead the dough until it comes together and gets buttery and brown.
    • On a floured surface, knead the dough one more time and divide it into four pieces.
    • It was their job to haul the flour, stoke the fire, clean, cook, and most importantly, knead the dough.
    • Rub 1 tsp olive oil on the work surface and knead the dough for 10 seconds, ending with a smooth, round ball.
    • OK, I am not too bad at cooking certain things if I may say so myself, but when it comes to pastry I can't even knead dough.
    • Dust your counter with flour and knead the dough a few times.
    • Now, you need to knead the dough for about 10 minutes.
    • As we talk, his wife Geeta, her head wrapped in her dupatta, sits inside kneading the dough for dinner.
    • Add a splash of water to bind and knead the mixture into a smooth dough.
    • He imported a pizza oven from Naples, employed an elderly Sicilian to knead the dough and, in 1965, opened the first Pizza Express on in Soho.
    • Tucking a loose strand of hair away from her face, she stopped kneading the dough in front of her and wiped her hands on her apron.
    • Transfer to a medium mixing-bowl, and add in the flour progressively, kneading the dough until it is no longer sticky and can be rolled into a ball.
    • As the baker kneads the dough, protein develops into gluten, which gives bread its rising power.
    • Gently knead ingredients together by hand until dough is uniform but not sticky.
    • Transfer to a floured work surface and knead the mixture until it forms a smooth dough.
    • The lump of clay is briefly kneaded to force out air bubbles.
    • She prepared the dough for the bread, kneading it like a professional, and then placing it in the stone oven.
    Synonyms
    squeeze, form, shape, fashion, mould, model
    1. 1.1 Make (bread or pottery) by kneading flour or clay.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Mother didn't appear the least upset, and continued to knead the bread.
      • Whatever political correctness may say on the subject, kneading bread is undoubtedly women's work.
      Synonyms
      pummel, work, pound, squeeze, wring, twist, crush, form, shape, mould, mix, blend
      rare malaxate
    2. 1.2 Massage or squeeze with the hands.
      she kneaded his back
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Massage involves the kneading, stroking and manipulation of your body's soft tissues - your skin, muscles and tendons.
      • She closed her eyes and enjoyed the masseur's soft hands gently kneading her skin.
      • His fingers kneaded the tense muscles of her shoulders but it did very little to relax her.
      • Shane closed his eyes as she continued to knead his taut, sore muscles.
      • Massage therapy is the stroking and kneading of the body's soft tissue to promote a feeling of relaxation and stimulate circulation.
      • Some of our co-passengers would head for the spa where the expert masseuse would knead their knotted muscles.
      • Massage therapists knead patients' muscles and other soft tissues with their hands.
      • I closed my tired eyes and kneaded the bridge of my nose.
      • During the Watsu treatment, you float in the arms of your massage therapist, who kneads your muscles and stretches your arms and legs.
      • During a massage, your practitioner kneads your skin, muscles and tendons in an effort to relieve muscle tension and stress and promote relaxation.
      • Ryuji began to knead his wife's shoulders, massaging out the knots of tension he could feel gathering there.
      • Pass the oil all over your partner's body, kneading and pressing as you go.
      • He released Bono's hands, starting in again on his fingers, massaging and kneading the aching flesh.
      • She was where she felt the safest and Logan kneaded her sore muscles expertly.
      • I had a quick shower, and was then back on the table to be covered with piping-hot towels then pummelled, kneaded and massaged all over.
      • By applying pressure to and kneading these tissues, the massage therapist stretches and realigns the muscles, leaving them more flexible.
      • He kneads my flesh slowly now, using his fingertips to tease my skin.
      • The kneading of muscles, which dominates in Swedish massage, is absent from Thai massage - energy points are pressed or general pressure is used instead.
      • My hands move, stroking down his neck and across his shoulders and back, squeezing and kneading the muscles there.
      • In a process known as endermologie, the skin and underlying superficial fat are kneaded and massaged by special mechanised rollers operated by a trained therapist.
      Synonyms
      massage, press, manipulate, palpate, rub, handle, stroke, feel

Derivatives

  • kneadable

  • adjective
    • Wheat gluten can be extracted from wheat flour by adding sufficient water to make a kneadable dough which is then washed with a stream of cold water.
  • kneader

  • noun
    • Only a handful of women were connected to their work, including one barber, one unskilled tailor, one bread kneader, a buyer, two millers, and a couple of servants.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The word ‘lord’ is derived from the Old English hlaford, meaning ‘keeper of the bread’, i.e. master of the household. ‘Lady’ comes from hlaefdigge, meaning ‘kneader of the dough’.

Origin

Old English cnedan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kneden and German kneten.

Rhymes

accede, bead, Bede, bleed, breed, cede, concede, creed, deed, Eid, exceed, feed, Gide, God speed, greed, he'd, heed, impede, interbreed, intercede, Jamshid, lead, mead, Mede, meed, misdeed, mislead, misread, need, plead, proceed, read, rede, reed, Reid, retrocede, screed, secede, seed, she'd, speed, stampede, steed, succeed, supersede, Swede, tweed, weak-kneed, we'd, weed
 
 

Definition of knead in US English:

knead

verbnēdnid
[with object]
  • 1Work (moistened flour or clay) into dough or paste with the hands.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Now, you need to knead the dough for about 10 minutes.
    • Add a splash of water to bind and knead the mixture into a smooth dough.
    • Dust your counter with flour and knead the dough a few times.
    • The lump of clay is briefly kneaded to force out air bubbles.
    • The pains aux raisins need to be started early, but if getting up at six to knead dough is not your idea of bliss, make them the night before and reheat in the morning.
    • Knead the mixture, which will be sticky, thoroughly in the bowl.
    • On a floured surface, knead the dough one more time and divide it into four pieces.
    • As the baker kneads the dough, protein develops into gluten, which gives bread its rising power.
    • As we talk, his wife Geeta, her head wrapped in her dupatta, sits inside kneading the dough for dinner.
    • Add the flour in batches, and knead the dough until it comes together and gets buttery and brown.
    • Transfer to a floured work surface and knead the mixture until it forms a smooth dough.
    • She prepared the dough for the bread, kneading it like a professional, and then placing it in the stone oven.
    • Gently knead ingredients together by hand until dough is uniform but not sticky.
    • Tucking a loose strand of hair away from her face, she stopped kneading the dough in front of her and wiped her hands on her apron.
    • Transfer to a medium mixing-bowl, and add in the flour progressively, kneading the dough until it is no longer sticky and can be rolled into a ball.
    • Using very clean hands, knead the dough in the bowl, adding more flour a little at a time, until the dough no longer sticks to the bowl.
    • OK, I am not too bad at cooking certain things if I may say so myself, but when it comes to pastry I can't even knead dough.
    • It was their job to haul the flour, stoke the fire, clean, cook, and most importantly, knead the dough.
    • He imported a pizza oven from Naples, employed an elderly Sicilian to knead the dough and, in 1965, opened the first Pizza Express on in Soho.
    • Rub 1 tsp olive oil on the work surface and knead the dough for 10 seconds, ending with a smooth, round ball.
    Synonyms
    squeeze, form, shape, fashion, mould, model
    1. 1.1 Make (bread or pottery) by kneading flour or clay.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Whatever political correctness may say on the subject, kneading bread is undoubtedly women's work.
      • Mother didn't appear the least upset, and continued to knead the bread.
      Synonyms
      pummel, work, pound, squeeze, wring, twist, crush, form, shape, mould, mix, blend
    2. 1.2 Massage or squeeze with the hands.
      she kneaded his back
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Some of our co-passengers would head for the spa where the expert masseuse would knead their knotted muscles.
      • He released Bono's hands, starting in again on his fingers, massaging and kneading the aching flesh.
      • Ryuji began to knead his wife's shoulders, massaging out the knots of tension he could feel gathering there.
      • Massage therapists knead patients' muscles and other soft tissues with their hands.
      • The kneading of muscles, which dominates in Swedish massage, is absent from Thai massage - energy points are pressed or general pressure is used instead.
      • Massage therapy is the stroking and kneading of the body's soft tissue to promote a feeling of relaxation and stimulate circulation.
      • Pass the oil all over your partner's body, kneading and pressing as you go.
      • Shane closed his eyes as she continued to knead his taut, sore muscles.
      • During the Watsu treatment, you float in the arms of your massage therapist, who kneads your muscles and stretches your arms and legs.
      • During a massage, your practitioner kneads your skin, muscles and tendons in an effort to relieve muscle tension and stress and promote relaxation.
      • My hands move, stroking down his neck and across his shoulders and back, squeezing and kneading the muscles there.
      • His fingers kneaded the tense muscles of her shoulders but it did very little to relax her.
      • She closed her eyes and enjoyed the masseur's soft hands gently kneading her skin.
      • I had a quick shower, and was then back on the table to be covered with piping-hot towels then pummelled, kneaded and massaged all over.
      • By applying pressure to and kneading these tissues, the massage therapist stretches and realigns the muscles, leaving them more flexible.
      • In a process known as endermologie, the skin and underlying superficial fat are kneaded and massaged by special mechanised rollers operated by a trained therapist.
      • I closed my tired eyes and kneaded the bridge of my nose.
      • Massage involves the kneading, stroking and manipulation of your body's soft tissues - your skin, muscles and tendons.
      • He kneads my flesh slowly now, using his fingertips to tease my skin.
      • She was where she felt the safest and Logan kneaded her sore muscles expertly.
      Synonyms
      massage, press, manipulate, palpate, rub, handle, stroke, feel

Origin

Old English cnedan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kneden and German kneten.

 
 
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