Churn Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

CHURN meaning: 1 : to stir or mix something (such as water or mud) with force often + up; 2 : to move in a circle turn. TheBritannicaDictionary mobilesearch Home AsktheEditor WordoftheDay Quizzes CoreVocabulary BrowsetheDictionary × BritannicaHomepage AsktheEditor WordoftheDay Quizzes CoreVocabulary BrowsetheDictionary TheBritannicaDictionary churn 2ENTRIESFOUND: churn(verb) churn(noun) 1 churn /ˈtʃɚn/ verb churns; churned; churning 1 churn /ˈtʃɚn/ verb churns; churned; churning BritannicaDictionarydefinitionofCHURN 1  : tostirormixsomething(suchaswaterormud)withforce [+object] Themotorboatschurnedthewater. [+]moreexamples [-]hideexamples [+]Examplesentences [-]Hideexamples —often+up Thehorse'shooveschurnedupthesod. [+]moreexamples [-]hideexamples [+]Examplesentences [-]Hideexamples [noobject] Thewaterchurnedallaroundus. [+]moreexamples [-]hideexamples [+]Examplesentences [-]Hideexamples 2  [noobject] : tomoveinacircle : turn Thewheels/gearsbegantoslowlychurn. [+]moreexamples [-]hideexamples [+]Examplesentences [-]Hideexamples 3  [+object] : tomake(butter)bystirringorshakingcreaminachurn Heshowedthemhowtochurnbutter. [+]moreexamples [-]hideexamples [+]Examplesentences [-]Hideexamples 4  [noobject] : toexperiencealotofconfusedactivity MymindwaschurningasItriedtothinkofwhattosay. Heremotionswerechurninginsideher. [+]moreexamples [-]hideexamples [+]Examplesentences [-]Hideexamples ◊Ifyourstomachchurnsorsomethingchurnsyourstomach,youfeelsickfromnervousness,disgust,etc. Justthinkingaboutthetestmademystomachchurn. Theviolenceinthemoviechurnedmystomach. [+]moreexamples [-]hideexamples [+]Examplesentences [-]Hideexamples churnout [phrasalverb] churnout(something) or churn(something)out informal+oftendisapproving : toproduce(something,especiallysomethingoflowquality)quicklyaspartofacontinuousprocess Hechurnsout[=grindsout]anewnoveleveryyear. thelatestgraduateschurnedoutbythecollege [+]moreexamples [-]hideexamples [+]Examplesentences [-]Hideexamples 2 churn /ˈtʃɚn/ noun plural churns 2 churn /ˈtʃɚn/ noun plural churns BritannicaDictionarydefinitionofCHURN [count] : acontainerinwhichcreamisstirredorshakentomakebutter ASKTHEEDITOR ShouldIuseyouandmeoryouandI? Seetheanswer» QUIZZES VocabularyQuiz Testyourwordpower TaketheQuiz» NameThatThing Takeourvisualquiz TestYourKnowledge» WORDOFTHEDAY egotist :apersonwhohasthefeelingorbeliefthattheyarebetter,moreimportant,moretalented,etc.,thanotherpeople LearnMore» AboutUs&LegalInfo PartnerProgram ContactUs PrivacyNotice TermsofUse PronunciationSymbols Help ©2022EncyclopædiaBritannica,Inc.