Knead

//knɛːd//

"Knead" in a Sentence (16 examples)

It's fun to knead dough.

Knead the dough with both hands until it becomes elastic.

Unblended gold in its pure form is so soft, that one can knead it by hand.

I cannot knead this dough by myself. I need you to help me.

Young kittens knead their mother's belly to stimulate her to produce milk, so when grown cats knead on you, it means they're happy and comfortable with you – just like you're their mama.

Knead the dough gently.

Knead the dough.

They knead the bread and roll the couscous.

Why do cats knead?

Knead the clay like bread to soften it before sculpting.

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Knead the dough by pressing down on it with the heels of both your palms and pushing it forward to stretch it, then pulling it back toward you...

I will knead him: I'll make him supple.

Cats knead with their paws when happy, just as they kneaded when feeding from their mothers as kittens.

One of the most characteristic things that cats do is ”knead,” pushing their paws alternately against any invitingly soft area of their human friends' bodies like a baker kneading dough.

Why do cats knead? When kittens are nursing, they knead against their mothers' bellies to draw out milk. A relaxed adult cat kneads your leg or a couch cushion to show that he's happy and content, as he was when he was a nursing baby.

Do not expect the dough to be very manageable even after a good knead.

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