churned (verb)

  • 1churn out — verb 1. perform in a mechanical way • Topics: ↑music • Hypernyms: ↑perform, ↑execute, ↑do • Verb Frames: Somebody s something They will churn ou …

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  • 2churn — verb 1) Mae churned the milk Syn: stir, agitate, beat, whip, whisk 2) the sea churned Syn: heave, boil, swirl, toss, seethe; literary roil 3) propelle …

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  • 3churn — churn1 [ tʃɜrn ] verb 1. ) transitive to mix milk or cream in a special container in order to make butter a ) to make butter by mixing milk or cream in a special container 2. ) churn or churn up intransitive or transitive to move something such… …

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  • 4churn — [[t]tʃɜ͟ː(r)n[/t]] churns, churning, churned 1) N COUNT: oft n N A churn is a container which is used for making butter. 2) VERB If something churns water, mud, or dust, it moves it about violently. [V n] Ferries churn the waters of Howe Sound… …

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  • 5churn — 1 noun (C) 1 a container used for shaking milk in order to make it into butter 2 BrE a large metal container used to carry milk in 2 verb 1 (I) if your stomach churns you feel sick because you are nervous or frightened: My stomach was churning on …

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  • 6churn up — phrasal verb Word forms churn up : present tense I/you/we/they churn up he/she/it churns up present participle churning up past tense churned up past participle churned up 1) [transitive] to damage the surface of the ground by walking or driving… …

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  • 7churn — I UK [tʃɜː(r)n] / US [tʃɜrn] verb Word forms churn : present tense I/you/we/they churn he/she/it churns present participle churning past tense churned past participle churned 1) [transitive] to mix milk or cream in a special container in order to …

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  • 8churn — (n.) O.E. cyrin, from P.Gmc. *kernjon (Cf. O.N. kirna, Swed. kärna, Dan. kjerne, Du. karn, M.H.G. kern); probably akin to cyrnel kernel (see KERNEL (Cf. kernel)) and describing the grainy appearance of churned cream. The verb is attested from mid …

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  • 9churn out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms churn out : present tense I/you/we/they churn out he/she/it churns out present participle churning out past tense churned out past participle churned out to produce something in large quantities quickly and… …

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  • 10churn — ▪ I. churn churn 1 [tʆɜːn ǁ tʆɜːrn] noun [uncountable] MARKETING the number of customers who stop buying a service from a supplier in a particular period of time, either because they stop using the service or because they change to another… …

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