hníst — meaning in English

English meaning

• knead verb To press, fold, and work a soft mixture (especially dough) with the hands until it becomes smooth and even.
• puddle noun A small pool of water, typically left on a path or road after rain.

Senses

hníst is used for these senses in English:

• knead (transitive) To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc.
• puddle A homogeneous mixture of clay, water, and sometimes grit, used to line a canal or pond to make it watertight. [from 18th c.]

knead — full definition

1. verb To press, fold, and work a soft mixture (especially dough) with the hands until it becomes smooth and even.
2. verb Of a cat: to push its paws rhythmically against a soft surface, an instinctive behaviour left over from kittenhood.

puddle — full definition

1. noun A small pool of water, typically left on a path or road after rain.
2. verb To form a small pool, or to splash around in one.

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