kneader

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knead /nid/   v. [~ + object]

1. to make (dough, clay, etc.) into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching.
2. to press, stretch, or move by similar movements:
   The masseur kneaded his client's sore shoulder.

knead•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

knead  (nēd), v.t. 

1. to work (dough, clay, etc.) into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching.
2. to manipulate by similar movements, as the body in a massage.
3. to make by kneading:
   to knead bread.
4. to make kneading movements with:
   She kneaded her fist into her palm.

• bef. 950; Middle English kneden, Old English cnedan; cognate with German kneten, Dutch kneden

knead′a•ble, adj. 
knead′a•bil′i•ty, n. 
knead′er, n. 
knead′ing•ly, adv.