knead

Though its smell is hardly appetizing, the cloth is surrounded by a group of women, each with her hands on the folds to knead, slap, punch and beat the cloth into shape.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

Workers don't like to wake up early to knead dough by hand, Mr Hur says softly.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2025

On a floured surface, knead until smooth and elastic.

From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2024

Nouman said his first job is to start a small fire to cook breakfast, while his wife and daughters knead dough for flatbread and then wash their utensils and metal cooking griddle.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2024

“I’m almost done with this part. The kneading. If you don’t knead it, your bread will be flat and tough.”

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

This uneven motion effectively kneads the molten rock and helps generate bubbles.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2025

He kneads pizza dough before cranking out several dozen tortillas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2025

As she kneads a ball of rice with her hands, mixing it with the lentils and spinach before feeding it to one of her children, she explains that even buying bread is a struggle.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2022

Ms. Marzovilla kneads the flour into long, slender tubes of maccheroncini, then pits their bread-crust flavor against sweet peas and tender strands of duck confit.

From New York Times ● May 17, 2022

He kneads the palm of his hand into his eye, clumsily wiping away tears.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

In a truck parked in the Kyiv region, Loic Nervi kneaded the dough vigorously before sliding dozens of tins into the oven -- loaves that will later be handed out to Ukrainians.

From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026

I’d selected gentle intensity, so Aescape kneaded slowly and deliberately around my scapula at first, then applied light rolling pressure along my spine, mid-back.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2024

This is then cooked in a giant pot and slowly kneaded with a wooden stick until it thickens.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2024

A toasted rice aroma hangs around the factory line, where rice is combined with small plastic beads, heated and kneaded before being extruded in thin rods that are cooled and cut into tiny brown pellets.

From Reuters ● Mar. 9, 2023

He kneaded them with his fingers, trying to rub the ache away, but when he stood the pain was still enough to make him grimace. / need to bathe.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

With Big Bear Lake glittering in the distance, he raises each foot in a kneading motion — evoking a bald eagle massage.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2026

Cooks in the royal kitchens also advanced the art of naan-making by introducing specialised kneading techniques and adding yeast - a rare ingredient at the time - to make the bread softer and fluffier.

From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025

"You repurpose existing skills -- using an oven, measuring ingredients, kneading dough -- and combine them with new ones, like whipping batter and making frosting, to create something entirely different."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 28, 2025

While the crossings remain closed, life has regained a semblance of normality, with bakers kneading bread, fruit and vegetable sellers wheeling out their carts, and customers frequenting shops.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025

Mom’s at the counter kneading dough, her face spotted in flour.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson