churning Definition

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.