kneaded; kneading; kneads
1
a
: to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands
kneading dough
b
: to manipulate or massage with a kneading motion
kneaded sore neck muscles
2
: to form or shape by or as if by kneading
kneader
noun
Examples of knead in a Sentence
Knead the dough until it is smooth.
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Nonetheless, the joy, the joy of our homecoming, kneaded and shaped by hope, this joy was impossible to describe.
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Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
There are close-ups of hands kneading dough, a snail sliming its way up a window and Cathy prodding a jellied fish with her finger.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Let the infusion brew for about 10 minutes, then squeeze and knead the bag so that all of the water ends up in your container.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Turn dough out onto a surface and knead lightly to bring together (dough may seem dry but will come together by the end of the rolling process; if dough feels very dry and crumbly add up to 2 Tbsp.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Feb. 2026
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Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
There are close-ups of hands kneading dough, a snail sliming its way up a window and Cathy prodding a jellied fish with her finger.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Let the infusion brew for about 10 minutes, then squeeze and knead the bag so that all of the water ends up in your container.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Turn dough out onto a surface and knead lightly to bring together (dough may seem dry but will come together by the end of the rolling process; if dough feels very dry and crumbly add up to 2 Tbsp.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for knead
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“Knead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knead. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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