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churn

UK/tʃɜːn/ US/t͡ʃɝn/ uncommon informal us
verb (2) noun (1)

verb

1.
2.

be agitated

  • “the sea was churning in the storm”
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noun

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Origin

Noun from Middle English chyrne, cherne, kyrne ( > Scots kirn), from Old English ċyrn, ċyrin, ċirin (“churn”), from Proto-Germanic *kirnijǭ (“churn”); verb from Middle English chyrnen from Old English ċernan, from Proto-Germanic *kirnijaną (“to churn, stir”), of unknown origin. Cognate with West Frisian tsjerne, Dutch karn, Walloon serene, German Karn, Kirne, Norwegian Bokmål kjerne, Danish kærne, Swedish kärna, Icelandic kirna.

Phrases

  • butter churn
  • churn and burn
  • churn drill
  • churn out
  • churn rate
  • churn supper
  • churn up
  • milk churn
  • swing churn

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