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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

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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, noun

Word Origin for churn

Old English ciern; related to Old Norse kjarni, Middle Low German kerne churn, German dialect Kern cream
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