knead
/niːd/ verb C2- To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc.
- To treat or form as if by kneading; to beat.
- Of cats, to make an alternating pressing motion with the two front paws.
- To mix thoroughly; form into a homogeneous compound.
He/she/it kneads · Past kneaded · Past participle kneaded · -ing form kneading
Verb forms
- Base form
- knead
- He/she/it
- kneads
- Past
- kneaded
- Past participle
- kneaded
- -ing form
- kneading
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