churn - Longman Dictionary

churn · churnchurn1 /tʃɜːn $ tʃɜːrn/ ○○○ verb · 1 [intransitive]SICK/VOMIT if your stomach churns, you feel sick because you are nervous or frightened My ... churnFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishchurnchurn1/tʃɜːn$tʃɜːrn/●○○verb    1[intransitive]SICK/VOMITifyourstomachchurns,youfeelsickbecauseyouarenervousorfrightened  Mystomachwaschurningonthedayoftheexam.2[intransitive,transitive](alsochurnup)MOVE/CHANGEPOSITIONifwater,mudetcchurns,orifsomethingchurnsit,itmovesaboutviolently  Wewatchedtheoceanchurn.3[intransitive]ifamachine,engine,wheeletcchurns,itoritspartsbegintomove  Ipressedthegaspedal,andslowlythewheelsbegantochurn.4[transitive]TAtomakemilkbyusingachurn→churnsomething↔out→churnsomebody/something↔up→SeeVerbtableExamplesfromtheCorpuschurn•Hewasnowchurningoutdrawingsatatremendousrate.•Oncehemasteredtheformula,hecouldchurnoutscripts,finishingoneinarecord24hours.•Loweknewthesectsandthepaperstheychurnedoutweregoingnowhere.•Mymindchurnedwithcountlessplotsandschemes,conjuringupactsofuntoldterroranddevastation.•Thiscrowdmustchurnwithpseudonyms,withnomsdeguerre.churnchurn2noun    1 TA[countable]acontainerusedforshakingmilkinordertomakeitintobutter 2(alsomilkchurn)[countable]BritishEnglishTAalargemetalcontainerusedtocarrymilkin3[uncountable]thenumberofpeoplewhostopbuyingorusingacompany’sproductsorservicesduringaparticularperiodExamplesfromtheCorpuschurn•Isat60footunderthestage,rootingmyfeetintothewoodenearth,smellingthebutterinthechurn.•Themilkwasturninginthechurn,butthebutterwouldnotcome.FromLongmanBusinessDictionarychurnchurn1/tʃɜːntʃɜːrn/noun[uncountable]MARKETINGthenumberofcustomerswhostopbuyingaservicefromasupplierinaparticularperiodoftime,eitherbecausetheystopusingtheserviceorbecausetheychangetoanothersupplierSYNTURNOVERISPchurnratesaverage4%to8%amonth.churnchurn2verb→churnsomething→out→SeeVerbtableOriginchurn2OldEnglishcyrin Exercises Exercises Vocabularyexerciseshelpyoutolearnsynonyms,collocationsandidioms. IntermediateandAdvancedlevelgrammarpracticewithprogresstests. Listeningandpronunciation,exampreparationandmore! Moreresults churnsomething↔out churnsomebody/something↔up milkchurn Seeallresults Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Tax Measurement Numbers Civil Seealltopics Wordoftheday vote toshowwhichpersonorpartyyouwant,orwhetheryousupportaplan,bymarkingapieceofpaper,raisingyourhandetc VerbtablechurnPresentI,you,we,theychurnhe,she,itchurns >ViewMore PastI,you,he,she,it,we,theychurnedPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavechurnedhe,she,ithaschurnedPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadchurnedFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillchurnFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhavechurned >ViewLess PresentIamchurninghe,she,itischurning >ViewMore you,we,theyarechurningPastI,he,she,itwaschurningyou,we,theywerechurningPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavebeenchurninghe,she,ithasbeenchurningPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadbeenchurningFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillbechurningFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhavebeenchurning >ViewLess