noun
kneading
Kneading (noun) means the action of pressing and folding dough, or something similar, with the hands.
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The action of pressing and folding dough, or something similar, with the hands.
"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."
— Jean-Pierre Hourdebaigt, Canine Massage: A Complete Reference Manual (2004)
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Etymology
It developed from Middle English knedynge, equivalent to knead + -ing.
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What is the meaning of kneading?
"kneading" (noun) means the action of pressing and folding dough, or something similar, with the hands.
