fold sth in/fold sth into something

— phrasal verb with fold

/fəʊld/

/foʊld/ verb

Definition

› (in cooking) to mix a substance into another substance by turning it gently with a spoon: Fold the egg whites into the cake mixture. Fold in the flour.Preparing foodPreparing food using heat

(Definition of fold sth in/fold sth into something from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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