churning

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English

Definitions

verb

To agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir with a rowing or rocking motion; generally applies to liquids, notably cream.“Now the cream is churned to make butter.”
To produce excessive and sometimes undesirable or unproductive activity or motion.
To move rapidly and repetitively with a rocking motion; to tumble, mix or shake.“I was so nervous that my stomach was churning.”
(of a customer) To stop using a company's product or service.

noun

The act by which something is churned.
The quantity of butter prepared (by churning) at one time.

Related words

Synonyms

roiling roily turbulent agitated churned-up roiled turbulence curdling trituration chilling grinding rolling boil crudening rinsing chylification turbulation

Associated

butterfat buttermilk churn amrita ambrosia butter elixir nectar vishnu fermented milk milky

Rhymes

yearning discerning burning concerning learning turning returning overturning kerning spurning

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