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to fold

to fold

78 5.9
Gently mix a light ingredient into batter so it stays airy
  • verb
  • /foʊld/
  • Specialized
translation icon : incorporar
  • Picking up one garment after another, folding them, she noted that all the linings had been rent.

Now we're going to fold in our chocolate chips.

Examples

  • Now we're going to fold in our chocolate chips.

  • I folded it into a tiny sailor's hat For a special friend.

  • Just going to fold it and then knead it a little bit.

  • Fold the blanket and the sheet back together.

  • Sprinkle them in gently fold into the Krispies.

  • Learned to fold my dad's parachute in that bunk right there.

  • It's chicken slow-cooked, pulled or shredded and folded into an egg mixture.

  • Now we're going to fold in our chocolate chips.

  • Using a fork, flake cod and fold it into mashed potatoes until well blended.

  • Remove the pan from the oven and fold basil and oregano into the vegetables.

Idioms

To give in easily when under pressure

To stop trying and leave a situation quietly

Phrasal Verbs

6 3.0

Bend something, like a map or blanket, so it becomes small for storage

1 4.4

Close a shop or business and stop trading

Compounds

vocal fold
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A thin piece of tissue in the throat that vibrates to make sound

A door with two panels that fold to one side to save space

concertina fold
  • Specialized
6.7

A pattern where paper, cloth, or rock is bent back and forth like an accordion

epicanthic fold
  • Specialized
8.8

Skin fold at the inner corner of the eye common in many East Asian people and some health conditions

A way of folding paper that makes a zig-zag, often for maps or brochures

false vocal fold
  • Specialized
8.4

One of two thin pieces of tissue above the voice box that do not make sound

inferior vocal fold
  • Specialized
9.0

Lower band of tissue in the throat that makes sound when air passes between the two bands

A layer of skin or tissue that covers and keeps a nearby body part safe

true vocal fold
  • Specialized
7.0

Thin bands of tissue in the voice box that vibrate to make voice when air passes between them

ventricular fold
  • Specialized
9.5

A thin piece of tissue in the throat above the vocal cords that usually does not make sound

vestibular fold
  • Specialized
8.5

A fold of tissue in the voice box that protects the airway and does not make speech sounds

z-fold
  • Specialized
8.8

A way of bending paper to make a zigzag shape like an accordion, often used in brochures and maps

A series of paper folds that go back and forth like the letter Z

How Gentle

to fold
  • Specialized
78 5.9
to stir
152 1.0
to mix
416 1.0
to whisk
38 2.8
to beat
156 1.0

Surface Forms

fold infinitive
folded past
folded past participle
folding present participle
folds third person singular

Etymology

Fold In cooking, to fold means to gently turn one mixture over another so it keeps its lightness; this comes from the basic idea of folding one layer over another instead of stirring.