Churn - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |tʃɜːrn|  American pronunciation of the word churn
Brit.  |tʃɜːn|  British pronunciation of the word churn

noun

- a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk

verb

- stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter
- be agitated (syn: boil, moil, roil)
the sea was churning in the storm

Extra examples

The motorboats churned the water.

The water churned all around us.

The wheels began to slowly churn.

He showed them how to churn butter.

My stomach was churning on the day of the exam.

We watched the ocean churn.

I pressed the gas pedal, and slowly the wheels began to churn.

...the roomful of unsung scriveners that it takes to churn out a weekly sitcom...

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: churn
he/she/it: churns
present participle: churning
past tense: churned
past participle: churned
noun
singular: churn
plural: churns
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