φυράω (phuraō)

1. to mix flour or meal so as to make it into dough, to knead , (Herdotus Historicus); γῆν φυράσειν φόνῳ to make earth into a bloody paste , (Aeschulus Tragicus):—;Pass., οἴνῳ καὶ ἐλαίῳ πεφυραμένα ἄλφιτα (Thucydides)
2. metaphorically, μαλακὴν φωνὴν φυράσασθαι to make up a soft voice, (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)