churning

churn

C0349900 (chûrn)n.1. A vessel or device in which cream or milk is agitated to separate the oily globules from the caseous and serous parts, used to make butter.2. Turbulence or agitation: "the violent churn of a long waterfall" (Catherine Reid).v. churned, churn·ing, churns v.tr.1. a. To agitate or stir (milk or cream) in order to make butter.b. To make by the agitation of milk or cream: churn butter.2. To agitate vigorously or turn over repeatedly: wind churning up the piles of leaves. See Synonyms at agitate.3. To buy and sell (a client's securities) frequently, especially in order to generate commissions.v.intr.1. To make butter by operating a device that agitates cream or milk.2. To be turbulent or agitated: waves churning in the storm; so angry it made my stomach churn.3. To move by agitating water or by means of a pumping action: The boat churned through the narrows.Phrasal Verb: churn out To produce in an abundant and regular manner: churns out four novels a year.

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[Middle English chirne, from Old English cyrn, cyrin.]

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churn′er n.

churning

(ˈtʃɜːnɪŋ) n1. (Agriculture) the quantity of butter churned at any one time2. the act, process, or effect of someone or something that churns

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Adj.	1.	churning - moving with or producing or produced by vigorous agitation; "winds whipped the piled leaves into churning masses"; "a car stuck in the churned-up mud"churned-upagitated - physically disturbed or set in motion; "the agitated mixture foamed and bubbled"
	2.	churning - (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence; "the river's roiling current"; "turbulent rapids"roiling, roily, turbulent, roiledagitated - physically disturbed or set in motion; "the agitated mixture foamed and bubbled"

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