churn
[verb]
Synonyms: stir up, agitate, beat, convulse, swirl, toss

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. churn¹ /tʃɜːn $ tʃɜːrn/ verb

1. [intransitive] if your stomach churns, you feel sick because you are nervous or frightened:
My stomach was churning on the day of the exam.

2. [intransitive and transitive] (also churn up) if water, mud etc churns, or if something churns it, it moves about violently:
We watched the ocean churn.

3. [intransitive] if a machine, engine, wheel etc churns, it or its parts begin to move:
I pressed the gas pedal, and slowly the wheels began to churn.

4. [transitive] to make milk by using a churn
churn something ↔ out phrasal verb
to produce large quantities of something, especially without caring about quality:
She’s been churning out novels for 20 years.
churn somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb

1. churn something ↔ up to damage the surface of the ground, especially by walking on it or driving a vehicle over it:
The lawn had been churned up by the tractor.

2. churn something ↔ up to move water, mud etc around violently:
The oars had churned up the mud, clouding the water.

3. British English to make someone upset or angry:
Though she looked calm, in reality she was churned up inside.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. churn² noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: cyrin]

1. [countable] a container used for shaking milk in order to make it into butter

2. (also milk churn) [countable] British English a large metal container used to carry milk in

3. [uncountable] the number of people who stop buying or using a company's products or services during a particular period

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲