kneading

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of knead

noun

1. The process by which something is kneaded.

   “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.”