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Origin of churn
First recorded before 1000; Middle English noun chirne, cherne, Old English cyrne cyr(i)n; cognate with Middle Low German kerne, Old Norse kjarni, kirna
OTHER WORDS FROM churn
Words nearby churn
churchyard beetle, churidars, churinga, churl, churlish, churn, churnalism, churn drill, churning, churn molding, churn out
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How to use churn in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for churn
churn
/ (tʃɜːn) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of churn
churner, nounWord Origin for churn
Old English ciern; related to Old Norse kjarni, Middle Low German kerne churn, German dialect Kern cream
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