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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 knead

before 950; Middle English kneden,Old English cnedan; cognate with German kneten,Dutch kneden

OTHER WORDS FROM knead

knead·a·ble, adjectiveknead·a·bil·i·ty, nounkneader, nounknead·ing·ly, adverb

re·knead, verb (used with object)un·knead·ed, adjective

Words related to knead

massage, rub, aerate, alter, blend, form, manipulate, mold, ply, press, push, shape, squeeze, stroke, twist, work

How to use knead in a sentence

• COMFIER The Comfier Shiatsu Neck & Back Massager uses slow, targeted movements to knead the back, shoulders, neck, and thighs.

• These recipes may be just different enough that no-knead bread is less a technique than a broader concept, but only one of them, in the end, became the default.

• To use, let the head of the massager glide over your skin, kneading the targeted muscle for a minute or two.

• Once the dough is combined, turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth.

• “He had his arm around her and was kind of kneading her shoulder,” Gilmore said.

• Mix together then knead to make a soft, smooth, elastic dough.

• Pour in the chicken stock and knead with your hands until the bread is very moist, actually wet.

• The chocolate is put in large conching machines that spin it though whirling blades to knead it for hours.

• One may see the ferocious small animal knead the dead bee for half an hour, squeeze him like a lemon, drink him out like a gourd.

• Knead over the bits that are left from cutting the biscuits out until all the dough has been used.

• Knead it on the board till it is very fine and smooth; raise over night.

• It is not necessary to knead bread more than once to secure lightness.

• The bread now being ready to knead, Miss Corson recurred to that subject.

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 knead

kneader, noun

Word Origin for knead

Old English cnedan; related to Old Saxon knedan, Old Norse knotha