1
: a mixture that consists essentially of flour or meal and a liquid (such as milk or water) and is stiff enough to knead or roll
2
: something resembling dough especially in consistency
3
: money
doesn't have much dough
4
military
: doughboy
Examples of dough in a Sentence
I don't have much dough.
didn't have to spend a lot of dough for a new stereo
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So much so that Gaziantep has become synonymous with the sweet pastry, made of several layers of phyllo dough, filled with nuts and soaked in syrup or honey.
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Fatma Tanis, NPR, 7 June 2025
Overlap opposite corners of dough to the center over filling.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
To transfer dough to baking dish, carefully fold sheet of dough in half and then in half again.
—Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 29 May 2025
Add enough flour to make a soft dough and knead it into a smooth ball.
—Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 28 May 2025
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Fatma Tanis, NPR, 7 June 2025
Overlap opposite corners of dough to the center over filling.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
To transfer dough to baking dish, carefully fold sheet of dough in half and then in half again.
—Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 29 May 2025
Add enough flour to make a soft dough and knead it into a smooth ball.
—Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 28 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for dough
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“Dough.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dough. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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dough
noun1
: a soft mass of moistened flour or meal thick enough to knead or roll
2
: something resembling dough especially in consistency
3
doughy
adjective
ˈdō-ē
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