verb🔗SharePétrirTo 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."My mother is kneading the dough to make fresh bread for dinner. "Ma mère est en train de pétrir la pâte pour faire du pain frais pour le dîner.foodprocessactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePétrirTo treat or form as if by kneading; to beat."The baker kneaded the dough for several minutes to make it soft and elastic. "Le boulanger a pétri la pâte pendant plusieurs minutes pour la rendre souple et élastique.foodactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePétrir(of cats) To make an alternating pressing motion with the two front paws."The fluffy cat was kneading its paws on the soft blanket. "Le chat duveteux pétrissait ses pattes sur la couverture moelleuse.animalactionphysiologybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePétrir, malaxerTo mix thoroughly; form into a homogeneous compound."The baker is kneading the dough to make bread. "Le boulanger pétrit la pâte pour faire du pain.foodprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePétrissageThe process by which something is kneaded."The kneading of the bread dough is my favorite part of baking. "Le pétrissage de la pâte à pain est ma partie préférée de la boulangerie.foodprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
