churn
noun
a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter.
have been churning
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present perfect progressiveof churn.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Ukrainian drone manufacturers have been churning out hundreds of thousands of inexpensive, agile quadcopters that rely on digital communications to find targets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025
Stocks have been churning recently on worries that persistently high inflation will push the Federal Reserve to get even more aggressive on interest rates.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
Cryobanks and doctors have been churning through cautionary scenarios as well: A Texas infertility doctor asked if he should retain a criminal defense lawyer.
From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2022
But the Caldor fire is only one of more than a dozen large fires burning in California, including some that have been churning through the landscape for weeks or even longer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2021
I have been churning, and packing butter, every day since Monday, and could not get out.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by E. Rameur
