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- Dictionarychurn/tʃəːn/
noun
- 1. a machine for making butter by shaking milk or cream.
- 2. a large metal container for milk: British "the fresh creamy milk sat in a churn in the kitchen"
verb
- 1. shake (milk or cream) in a machine in order to produce butter: "the cream is ripened before it is churned" Similar
- 2. (with reference to liquid) move or cause to move about vigorously: "the seas churned" Similar
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CHURN definition: 1. to move something, especially a liquid, with great force: 2. to mix milk until it becomes…. Learn more.
The meaning of CHURN is a container in which cream is stirred or shaken to make butter. How to use churn in a sentence.
CHURN meaning: 1. to move something, especially a liquid, with great force: 2. to mix milk until it becomes…. Learn more.
noun. a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter. any of various containers or machines similar in shape or action to a butter churn, as a device for mixing beverages. British. a large milk can. an act of churning stocks by a stockbroker. churn rate ( defs 1, 2 ).
churn in American English. (tʃɜrn ) noun. 1. a container or contrivance in which milk or cream is beaten, stirred, or shaken to form butter. 2. US. the occurrence, ratio, or amount of turnover of investments, customers, commodities, etc. verb transitive.
[transitive, intransitive] churn (somebody) (up) to make somebody feel upset or emotionally confused. It churns me up inside to think what might have happened. Conflicting emotions churned inside him. [transitive] churn something to turn and mix milk in a special container in order to make butter
1. a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter. 2. any of various similar machines, as for mixing beverages. v.t. 3. to agitate in order to make into butter: to churn cream. 4. to make (butter) by the agitation of cream. 5. to shake or agitate: The storm churned the sea.
A churn is a container that you fill with cream and then agitate until the cream becomes butter. You may have only bought butter at the store, but your ancestors probably used a traditional plunger-type churn to make their own.
CHURN definition: 1. to mix something, especially liquids, with great force: 2. If your stomach is churning, you…. Learn more.
to operate a churn. to move or shake in agitation, as a liquid or any loose matter: The leaves churned along the ground. to be changing rapidly or be in a confused state: Her emotions churned as she viewed the horrific photos.
