churning

American  

[chur-ning] / ˈtʃɜr nɪŋ /

noun

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

2. the butter made at any one time.

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churning British  

/ ˈtʃɜːnɪŋ /

noun

1. the quantity of butter churned at any one time

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

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Etymology

Origin of churning

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

Example Sentences

“On the downside, the Nasdaq-100 will likely keep churning until U.S. Big Tech can prove their AI spending will pay off,” she noted.

From MarketWatch

Roughly 3000 km below the surface, a vast ocean of molten, churning liquid iron fills the outer core.

From Science Daily

While the structures have few windows or signs of human life, they are chock-full of computers running AI applications, processing credit-card transactions and churning through other business data around the clock.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jonah’s stomach was still churning, his head still spinning.

From Literature

When the core collapses, the outer gas is still in motion because of this churning process.

From Science Daily

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