To pronounce "kneading", say KNEAD-ing — 2 syllables, IPA /ˈniːdɪŋ/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/ˈniːdɪŋ/
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"kneading" has 2 syllables: knead-ing. It rhymes with preceding and misleading, if that helps it stick.
Sounds exactly like: needing — easy to mix up when writing.
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"Kneading" has 2 syllables: knead · ing.
The IPA transcription of "kneading" is /ˈniːdɪŋ/.
Kneading: 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.
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