heñir — meaning in English
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English meaning
- knead verb To press, fold, and work a soft mixture (especially dough) with the hands until it becomes smooth and even.
Senses
heñir 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.
knead — full definition
- verb To press, fold, and work a soft mixture (especially dough) with the hands until it becomes smooth and even.
- verb Of a cat: to push its paws rhythmically against a soft surface, an instinctive behaviour left over from kittenhood.