Examples of knead in a Sentence
Laura Denby, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Mar. 2024
Its chef, Akiya Ishibashi, is also its start-to-finish farmer, who plants the buckwheat seeds, tills the field, harvests the grain, kneads it into resulting fragrant noodles that are thick-cut and cooked al dente.
—Laura Manske, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Using the whisk, gently knead the matcha into the water and then whisk in a vigorous Z pattern until a foam appears.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 26 Feb. 2024
Then knead or fold the dough onto itself for another 2 minutes, rest for another 30 minutes.
—Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2024
The recipe says to knead the dough for 10 to 12 minutes, adding flour as necessary to make a soft dough.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
Incorporate by kneading the dough on speed 2 until the butter is folded in and the dough is again smooth and elastic, 5 to 6 minutes.
—Yewande Komolafe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
Knead a few times by folding and pressing dough, turning dough to knead uniformly; shape dough into a ball.
—Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2024
This ergonomic massager pillow rotates to deeply knead your muscles and even has a heating function (perfect for winter!).
—Lauren Levy, Parents, 6 Dec. 2023
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Word History
Middle English kneden, from Old English cnedan; akin to Old High German knetan to knead
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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“Knead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knead. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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