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| churn [ churn ] |
noun (plural churns) |
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butter maker: a container or device in which milk or cream is stirred vigorously to produce butter
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verb (past and past participle churned, present participle churn·ing, 3rd person present singular churns) |
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1. transitive verb stir milk or cream: to stir or beat milk or cream vigorously to make butter
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2. transitive verb make butter: to make butter by beating milk or cream
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3. transitive and intransitive verb splash violently: to move violently, or cause a liquid or soft solid to move violently
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4. intransitive verb feel unsettled: to move unpleasantly, as if in a churn
  My stomach was churning.
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5. transitive verb stock exchange trade stocks frequently for commission: to buy and sell stocks and bonds on a frequent basis in order to earn brokerage commissions
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| [ Old English cyrin< Germanic] |
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| churn·er noun |
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