Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of knead
nounkneading (plural kneadings)
plural kneadings
- The process by which something is kneaded.
Starting at the point of shoulder, use muscle squeezings, picking-ups, kneadings and gentle frictions, interspersed with effleurages, over the triceps muscle as well as the fleshy part of the flexor and extensor muscle groups.
2004, Jean-Pierre Hourdebaigt, Canine Massage: A Complete Reference Manual
Origin
- Middle Englishknedynge
- Englishkneading
From Middle English knedynge; equivalent to knead + -ing.
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Arabic اِعْتِجَان
- اِعْتِجَان (iʕtijān)the process of kneading
French pétrissage
- pétrissagethe process of kneading
German Kneten
- Knetenthe process of kneading
Portuguese sova
- sovathe process of kneading
Russian заме́шивание
- заме́шивание (zaméšivanije)the process of kneading
Spanish amasado
- amasadothe process of kneading
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with kneading
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Cite this entry
APA
kneading. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kneading
MLA
“kneading.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kneading. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kneading,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kneading.
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