hand-shaping
nounUK /ˈhændˌʃeɪpɪŋ/
US /ˈhændˌʃeɪpɪŋ/
Making something into a shape using only your hands.
The potter used hand-shaping to make a small clay bowl.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Guiding or influencing something carefully by hand.
The gardener's hand-shaping of the hedge made it look neat.
3. Training or guiding a person's behavior over time.
Her early teachers were important in the hand-shaping of her career.
4. Shaping dough or food by hand while cooking.
Hand-shaping the bread rolls gave them a nice round look.