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churned Definition


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churn
noun
    1. A machine in which milk is vigorously shaken to make butter.
    2. A large milk can.
verb churned, churning
    1a. To make (butter) in a churn;
    1b. To turn (milk) into butter in a churn.
    2. To shake or agitate it violently.
      Thesaurus: stir, swirl, agitate, whip, whisk, shake, toss, surge, convulse, froth, writhe, foam.
      Form: churn something up (often)
    intr
    3. Said of a person's stomach: to be turning over in anticipation or excitement.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon ciern.

Phrasal Verb: churn something out
    To keep producing things of tedious similarity in large quantities.


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