CHURN | meaning, definition in Cambridge English Dictionary

to move something, especially a liquid, with great force: The sea was churned up by heavy winds. ... If your stomach is churning, you feel ill, usually because ... MeaningofchurninEnglish churnverbuk Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /tʃɜːn/us Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /tʃɝːn/ churnverb (MOVE/MIX) [T](alsochurnup)tomovesomething,especiallyaliquid,withgreatforce:Theseawaschurnedupbyheavywinds. [T]tomixmilkuntilitbecomesbutter [I]Ifyourstomachischurning,youfeelill,usuallybecauseyouarenervous:Ihadmydrivingtestthatmorningandmystomachwaschurning. Shaking,swingingandvibrating brandish flap flourish fluffsomethingup jitter joggle pulse rocky shakiness shimmy stir stirsomethingup sweep teeter thrashing wag wobble wobbler wobbly worryatsomething Seemoreresults» Youcanalsofindrelatedwords,phrases,andsynonymsinthetopics: Mixingandmixtures Vomiting&feelingsofsickness   Wanttolearnmore? ImproveyourvocabularywithEnglishVocabularyinUsefromCambridge.Learnthewordsyouneedtocommunicatewithconfidence. churnverb (CUSTOMERS) [IorT]  business  specializedIfcustomerschurnbetweendifferentcompaniesthatprovideaparticularservice,theychangerepeatedlyfromonetoanother. Changing about-face about-turn alterable altered alternate commute modulate modulation moveon movethegoalpostsidiom movewiththetimesidiom pivot rewrite shakesomeoneoutofsomething shakesomeoneup stead steep steepness sway switchup Seemoreresults» Youcanalsofindrelatedwords,phrases,andsynonymsinthetopics: Business-generalwords Phrasalverb churnsomethingout churnnounuk Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /tʃɜːn/us Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /tʃɝːn/ churnnoun (CONTAINER) [C]alargecontainerfortransportingmilkorformakingmilkintobutter:amilkchurnabutterchurn   cynoclub/iStock/GettyImagesPlus/GettyImages Containersforliquidsandgases aerosol amphora bottle bucket canister flask growler hipflask hot-waterbottle hottie howler jug oxygentank sprayer Thermos tincan tinnie travelmug tun vial Seemoreresults» churnnoun (CUSTOMERS) [SorU]  business  specialized(alsochurnrate)thenumberofcustomerswhodecidetostopusingaserviceofferedbyonecompanyandtouseanothercompany,usuallybecauseitoffersabetterserviceorprice:Internetandcabletelevisioncompaniessufferfromahighchurnrate. Business-generalwords AgeofExploration amortizable anti-commercial anti-commercialism anti-consumer cop corporateimage corporatememory crowdfunder locksomethingin m-commerce mercantile mercantilism merchantmarine operational theCSA uncommercialized verticalintegration virement WIP Seemoreresults» (DefinitionofchurnfromtheCambridgeAdvancedLearner'sDictionary&Thesaurus©CambridgeUniversityPress) churn|AmericanDictionary churnverb[I/T]us Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /tʃɜrn/ tomoveviolently:[I]Thewaterwaschurningandtheboatwasrocking.[M]Thefishchurnedupthewaterwhenwethrewthemsomefood.[T]fig.Seeingthecaraheadflipoverchurnedhisstomach. Tochurnbuttermeanstobeatcreamuntilitturnsintobutterusingaspecialcontainer.Phrasalverb churnoutsomething churnnoun[C]us Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /tʃɜrn/ acontainerinwhichcreamismadeintobutter (DefinitionofchurnfromtheCambridgeAcademicContentDictionary©CambridgeUniversityPress) churn|BusinessEnglish churnnoun[U]uk Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /tʃɜːn/us Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio (alsochurning) COMMERCE,MARKETINGthesituationinwhichcustomersstopbuyingtheproductsorservicesofaparticularcompany,especiallytobuythemfromacompetitor:Preventingcustomerchurnisamajorconcernformobileserviceproviders,since20-40%ofcustomersleavetheirprovidersinagivenyear.Compare customerloyalty HRthesituationinwhichemployeesleavetheirjobandarereplacedbynewemployees:Employeechurnfornewhiresincreasedby33%forthethirdstraightyear. churnverbuk Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /tʃɜːn/us Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio [IorT]  COMMERCE,MARKETINGtostopbuyingtheproductsorservicesofaparticularcompany,especiallyinordertobuythemfromacompetitor [IorT]  HRtofrequentlyreplaceemployeeswithnewemployees [T]  STOCKMARKETifstockbrokerschurninvestmentsorchurnaclient'saccountinordertomakemoremoneyincommissions,theyillegallybuyandselltheclient'sinvestmentsmoreoftenthannecessary:Thecommissionfoundthatheviolatedtheantifraudprovisionsofthesecuritieslawswhenhechurnedthreecustomeraccounts.Phrasalverb churnsthout (DefinitionofchurnfromtheCambridgeBusinessEnglishDictionary©CambridgeUniversityPress) Examplesofchurn churn Inthatway,blocksofflatsandwholestreetsarechurnedandchurned. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Shechurnedoutthesoundbitesbutfailedtoaddressrealconcernsabouttheworkingfamiliestaxcredit,dismissingthemasmerelytechnical. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Themoneywillbechurnedroundthesystem,andtheywillreceivebacksomeofthemoneythattheyhavepaidintax. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Themechanismsaresimplychurningthemoneyaroundandincreasingmeanstesting. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Whenoneallowscivilservantstocomeupwithformulaethatarepunchedintocomputers,allthediscrepanciesandalltheinjusticesarechurnedout. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Therailwaycompaniessometimesrefusetoacceptchurnswhichareproperlyclosedandsealed. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Ithinktherailwaycompaniesoughttoacceptthechurnsproperlyclosedandsealedinordertomeetthisimportantpoint. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Thechurnsinthecowhousesarebeinginspectedthere. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Theinspectionofchurnswillstillbethedutyofthelocalauthority. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 However,aslongastheyarelinkedup,thestuffwillcontinuetobechurnedout. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Moreandmorerecordswereindeedchurnedoutofthegovernmentalmachine. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Oneachievesnothing;oneisonlychurningthemoneyover. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Already,peoplecanavoidchurningtheequivalentof300double-deckerbusloadsofleadintotheenvironmenteveryyear. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Thematerialgotchurnedintosomethingresemblingfibre,whichitisdifficulttodescribe. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Iknowthedifficultyaboutthesealingofchurns,butrecentlythepracticeofsealingchurnshadgrown. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Seeallexamplesofchurn Theseexamplesarefromcorporaandfromsourcesontheweb.AnyopinionsintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionoftheCambridgeDictionaryeditorsorofCambridgeUniversityPressoritslicensors. Translationsofchurn inChinese(Traditional) 晃動／混合,劇烈攪動（尤指液體）,翻攪… Seemore inChinese(Simplified) 晃动／混合,剧烈搅动（尤指液体）,翻搅… Seemore inSpanish agitar,revolver,batir… Seemore inPortuguese agitar,revolver,bater… Seemore inTurkish inFrench inCzech inDanish inIndonesian inThai inVietnamese inPolish inMalay inGerman inNorwegian inUkrainian inRussian inItalian çırpmak,çalkalamak,gerginolmaktandolayımidebulantısı/rahatsızlığıhissetmek… Seemore baratte,bidon… Seemore máselnice,konevnamléko… Seemore kærne,(mælke-)junge… Seemore mesinkeju,kalengsusu… Seemore เครื่องทำเนย,กระป๋องนมขนาดใหญ่… Seemore thùngđánhkemlàmbơ,thùngđựngsữa… Seemore wzburzać,podchodzićdogardła,≈przewracaćsię… Seemore penggodak,tinsusubesar… Seemore dasButterfass,dieMilchkanne… Seemore (smør)kjerne,melkespann… Seemore маслобійка,бідон… Seemore вспенивать,взбалтывать,мутить… Seemore zangola,bidonedellatte… Seemore Needatranslator? Getaquick,freetranslation! 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