Past tense of knead

Forms of knead

Kneaded in a sentence

• Cats knead with their paws when happy, just as they kneaded when feeding from their mothers as kittens.1991, Grace McHattie, That's cats!: a compendium of feline facts
• Kabutri, in the meanwhile, had kneaded some atta and rolled out a few real rotis.2008, Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies, Penguin, published 2015, page 7. From the entry atta
• They kneaded dough and baked cakes and biscuits and sweet honey-buns with nuts and almonds.2006, Miriam Akavia, translated by Richard Flanz, “Laughter and Tears”, in Rafael F. Scharf, editor, My Own Vineyard: A Jewish Family in…. From the entry honey-bun
• Our favourite is cig kofte, Turkey's answer to steak tartare (lamb kneaded with spice and herbs).2005 December 17, Sudi Pigott, “Istanbul on a plate”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry steak tartare
• "Its regular overall form stems from careful manufacture; its harmonious volume is the sign of a dough kneaded slowly," they write.2004 April 22, Jon Henley, “Guides show Parisians where their best bread is buttered”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry French stick

Meaning of knead

1. verb 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.
2. verb To treat or form as if by kneading; to beat.
3. verb Of cats, to make an alternating pressing motion with the two front paws.

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Questions about the past tense of knead

What is the past tense of knead?

The past tense of knead is kneaded.

What is the past participle of knead?

The past participle of knead is kneaded.

Is knead a regular or irregular verb?

Knead is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.