churn

Definition of churnnext
1
as in to swirl
to be in a state of violent rolling motion a churning sea made getting to the island a risky undertaking

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2
as in to stir
to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly churn the cream until it turns into butter

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Recent Examples of churn With more shaking or churning, these grains grow and separate from the watery, naturally low-fat buttermilk. Rosemary Trout, Scientific American, 27 June 2026 The chugging and churning riffs of the Swedish hard-core band’s breakout song once used to echo the pressure-cooker atmosphere of the kitchen. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026 Abstractions that looked like scribbled pastels or Helen Frankenthaler oils or the iTunes visualizer would give way to churning data pigment, sloshing in a square frame. Max Norman, New Yorker, 25 June 2026 Given the low cost of entry and all the bonus green Fox is churning up during the hydration breaks, the network is going to make a killing this summer; as such, there’s nothing but blue skies ahead. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for churn
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Verb
  • Rumors of their relationship continued to swirl after they were photographed leaving Arrowhead Stadium together after the game.
    Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • As internet rumors swirled that the couple would marry that day in Rhode Island, Swift and Kelce spent the evening in New York City instead.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 3 July 2026
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  • On and on, these songs stir the soul.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
  • In fact, NBCUniversal is wading into the buzz round Polymarket, Kalshi and other prediction market services that have stirred controversy.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 25 June 2026
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  • Officials are advising anyone who experienced a water outage or low water pressure in the affected area to boil tap water before using it for drinking, cooking, preparing baby food or brushing their teeth.
    CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • If the chart recommends precooking the veggies for grilling, bring a small amount of water to boiling in a saucepan.
    Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Codex can be helpful for a wide range of tasks like generating spreadsheets for monthly reports, using a call transcript to prepare a brief and log it into Salesforce or spinning up six different types of content from one piece of text.
    Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • There is surely some retroactive continuity here, the writer going back in time to spin an origin story about the idea that would become the center of her spiritual writing.
    Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
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  • Ships collide furiously in a gray and seething Narrow Sea.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 June 2026
  • And Milly’s being this sort of seething, disconnected, sardonic character who is more of an observer.
    Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 18 June 2026

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“Churn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/churn. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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