мять

rare #15269

verbimperfective perfective is помя́ть

1.
to crumple, to crease, to wrinkle
Не мни руба́шку!
Don't crumple the shirt!
Typically of paper, fabric or clothes.
2.
to knead, to work (dough), to squeeze
Она́ мнёт те́сто рука́ми.
She kneads the dough with her hands.
3.
(rare) to trample down, to flatten
Коро́вы мнут траву́ на лу́гу.
The cows are trampling the grass on the meadow.
Of grass or crops being flattened by walking or grazing.

Examples

Зо́лото в чи́стом ви́де без примесей настолько мя́гкое, что его можно мять рука́ми.
Unblended gold in its pure form is so soft, that one can knead it by hand.
Бабушка мнёт тесто руками для пирога.
Grandmother kneads the dough for the pie by hand.
Не мни бумагу, она нам ещё нужна.
Don't crumple the paper; we still need it.
Мялка сломалась, и лен пришлось мять руками.
The flax-processing machine broke down, so the flax had to be processed by hand.
Он в задумчивости мял шапку в руках.
He absent-mindedly kneaded his hat in his hands.

Imperative
ты	мни́
вы	мни́те

Active present	мну́щий	kneading
Active past	мя́вший	crumpling, kneading, crushing
Passive present	-
Passive past	мя́тый	wrinkled
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	мя́в мявши	while doing (past)