noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act by which something is churned.

   "Earth is surrounded by a magnetosphere — an invisible bubble of magnetism generated by the powerful churning of molten metals at Earth’s core."

2. 2
   The quantity of butter prepared (by churning) at one time.

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of churn form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence wordnet
2. 2
   moving with or producing or produced by vigorous agitation wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

agitationchurned upchurned-uproiledroilingroily

Example

More examples

"The speed at which he keeps churning out sentences in Albanian makes me wonder if 'he' is a machine."

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