Dough

Pronunciation: /doʊ/

Definitions of dough

noun a thick, malleable mixture of flour and liquid, used for baking bread or pastry

Example Sentences

A1 I like to make pizza dough from scratch.

A2 She kneaded the dough until it was smooth and elastic.

B1 The baker used a special technique to ferment the dough overnight.

B2 The dough was left to rise for two hours before baking.

C1 The chef carefully weighed each portion of dough to ensure consistency in the final product.

C2 After proofing, the dough was shaped into loaves and scored before being placed in the oven.

Examples of dough in a Sentence

formal The baker kneaded the dough for the bread carefully.

informal I love to play with dough when I'm making pizza at home.

slang Let's roll in the dough and buy some new clothes!

figurative She had to work hard to earn enough dough to pay for her dream vacation.

Grammatical Forms of dough

• past tense: doughed
• plural: doughs
• comparative: more doughy
• superlative: most doughy
• present tense: dough
• future tense: will dough
• perfect tense: have doughed
• continuous tense: is doughing
• singular: dough
• positive degree: dough
• infinitive: to dough
• gerund: doughing
• participle: doughed

Origin and Evolution of dough

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Old English

Story behind the word: The word 'dough' originated from the Old English word 'dag', meaning dough or paste.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'dough' has retained its original meaning of a mixture of flour and water, but has also come to be used colloquially to refer to money or funds.