How Do You Spell KNEAD?

Pronunciation: [nˈiːd] (IPA)

Correct spelling for the English word "knead" is [nˈiːd], [nˈiːd], [n_ˈiː_d] (IPA phonetic alphabet).

KNEAD Meaning and Definition

  1. Knead, as a verb, refers to the action of working or manipulating dough or a soft substance by pressing, folding, and stretching it with the hands or a mechanical device in order to develop its elastic qualities and create a uniform texture. When kneading dough, one typically pushes and folds it repeatedly, using a pressing and folding motion, to activate the gluten and improve the dough's structure.

    This word can also be used metaphorically to describe the action of working or massaging something, either physically or figuratively, with similar pressing and folding motions. For example, kneading clay or kneading a muscle knot is akin to manipulating it with a pressing or folding motion to achieve a desired shape or alleviate tension.

    In a broader sense, "knead" can also be used to describe the process of combining different substances or elements by repeated pressing, folding, or blending to create a unified whole. This can apply to various contexts, such as kneading ingredients together in cooking, kneading thoughts to formulate a coherent idea, or even kneading emotions to find resolution or understanding.

    Overall, the term "knead" conveys the concept of working or manipulating substance or elements through a pressing, folding, and blending motion to achieve a desired outcome, whether it be the development of dough, the shaping of clay, or the integration of ideas or emotions.

  2. To work and press ingredients with the hand into a mass called dough.

    Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

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Etymology of KNEAD

The word "knead" is derived from the Old English verb "cnedan", which meant "to knead" or "to press with the fingers". This Old English term has Germanic roots and is related to the German word "kneten" and the Dutch word "kneden", both of which have the same meaning. The origins of "cnedan" can be traced back to the Proto-Germanic word "*knedaną", which also meant "to knead" or "to comb". Ultimately, the word can be connected to the Proto-Indo-European root "*gneh₃d-", which carried the sense of "to press", "to squeeze", or "to bend".

Idioms with the word KNEAD

  • knead To work dough or clay into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching.

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Conjugate verb Knead

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

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CONDITIONAL PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

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CONDITIONAL PRESENT

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CONDITIONAL PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

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FUTURE

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FUTURE CONTINUOUS

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FUTURE PERFECT

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FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

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IMPERATIVE

you knead
we let´s knead

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to knead

PAST CONTINUOUS

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PAST PARTICIPLE

kneaded

PAST PERFECT

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PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

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PRESENT

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PRESENT CONTINUOUS

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PRESENT PARTICIPLE

kneading

PRESENT PERFECT

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PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

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PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

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SIMPLE PAST

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