churn
noun
a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter.
was churning
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past progressiveof churn.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Hermès was churning out around 280,000 watches a year, according to Oliver Müller, founder of Swiss watch consultancy LuxeConsult.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
He also became an unabashed critic of the Football Assn. of Bosnia, which was churning through managers; three of them were hired and fired within months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
Once the original factory was churning out raw materials and profits, Corning had the confidence to move up the value chain to make wafers and compete on a better footing with China.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025
The president’s trip was announced as the ninth atmospheric river in a three-week series of major winter storms was churning through California.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2023
I unwrapped the sandwich, but now my stomach was churning and I wasn’t sure I could eat.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
