churning

[chur-ning]

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that churns.

2. the butter made at any one time.

churning

/ ˈtʃɜːnɪŋ /

noun

1. the quantity of butter churned at any one time

2. the act, process, or effect of someone or something that churns

Word History and Origins

Origin of churning¹

First recorded in 1400–50, churning is from the late Middle English word chyrnynge. See churn, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

He heard ocean waves churning and frothing, louder and louder.

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So it’ll take a bit of strategic churning — that is, adding and dropping services month to month — in order to watch the best of the best while keeping your monthly streaming budget around $50.

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By 21 October it had reached tropical storm strength and by 26 October, it was a Category 4 beast churning through the Caribbean Sea.

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The Category 5 hurricane was approaching the country Tuesday morning, producing 180 miles-an-hour winds and churning about 50 miles south-southeast of the western Jamaica town Negril.

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With professors like that, who can be surprised the university is churning out young radicals who see taking over campus as a virtue?

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