How do you use the word "dough" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "dough": Yeast makes dough rise. Add water and mix to a firm dough.

Dough Meaning

/dəʊ/

Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked.

nounMoney.

Sentence Examples

Yeast makes dough rise.

Add water and mix to a firm dough.

Shape the dough into a ball.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

sugar bread cabbage

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

She kneaded the ____ until it was smooth and elastic and ready.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

Yeast makes ____ rise.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English dow, dogh, dagh, from Old English dāg, from Proto-Germanic *daigaz (“dough”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to knead, form, mold”). Cognate with Scots daich, dauch, doach (“dough”), North Frisian dii, Jai (“dough”), West Frisian daai (“dough”), Dutch deeg (“dough”), German Teig (“dough”), Low German and Luxembourgish Deeg (“dough”), Vilamovian taag (“dough”), Yiddish טייג (teyg, “dough”), Danish dej (“dough”), Faroese deiggj (“dough”), Icelandic, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk deig (“dough”), Swedish deg (“dough”), Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌲𐍃 (daigs, “dough”). The derivation of the second meaning (of money) is obscure, but dates to the mid 19th century.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

""I want to see four dollars before goin' any further on th' thrip. Have ye got th' dough?"" — 1906, O. Henry, “From the Cabby's Seat”, in The Four Million, page 170:

"I am astonished, really astonished, that you didn't put away some dough. You must be bananas." — 1976 September, Saul Bellow, Humboldt’s Gift, New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, →ISBN, page 377:

"“It is already an incredibly saturated market,” Ms. Jones said of explicit content online. “The idea that people are just going to open up an OnlyFans account and start raking in the dough is really misguided.”" — 2021 January 13, Gillian Friedman, “Jobless, Selling Nudes Online and Still Struggling”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

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