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Meaning of 'churn' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Churn [ v. i.]
- To perform the operation of churning.
2 . Churn [ v. t.]
- A vessel in which milk or cream is stirred, beaten, or otherwise agitated (as by a plunging or revolving dasher) in order to separate the oily globules from the other parts, and obtain butter.
- To stir, beat, or agitate, as milk or cream in a churn, in order to make butter.
- To shake or agitate with violence.

Meaning of 'churn' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . churn [ v]
Meaning (1):
- be agitated
Example in sentence:
  • the sea was churning in the storm

Nearby Words:

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