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kneading

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knead

[need]
verb (used with object)
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.

Origin:
before 950; Middle English kneden, Old English cnedan; cognate with German kneten, Dutch kneden

knead·a·ble, adjective
knead·a·bil·i·ty, noun
knead·er, noun
knead·ing·ly, adverb
re·knead, verb (used with object)
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un·knead·ed, adjective
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Kneading is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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Word Origin & History

knead
O.E. cnedan "to knead," from P.Gmc. *knedanan (cf. O.S. knedan, M.Du. cneden, Ger. kneten, O.N. knoða "to knead"). Originally a strong verb (past tense cnæd, pp. cneden).
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