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

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

When the batter has formed into a cohesive ball, turn it onto the floured work surface and knead the dough for two minutes.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 12, 2023

With one knee on the bed, I knelt close and began to knead her back through her flannel nightgown.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

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

Whereas a traditional pizzeria kneads dough in the morning and lets it rise until dinnertime, the new procedure combines leavening and baking into a single step.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 22, 2022

She often cries silently, letting the tears slide down her face, not bothering to dry them as she stirs a pot of lentil soup or kneads the dough for potato-and.cheese borekas.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

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

He and I really kneaded it to make it the funniest part.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 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

After a day of this, I opened it to dispose of the stuff at a roadside garbage can and found the most thoroughly mixed and kneaded garbage I have ever seen.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

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

Today, naan is made by combing flour, yogurt and yeast and kneading them into a soft dough.

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

He began pinching, kneading, rolling—not making anything yet, just waiting for the clay to whisper an idea.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park