Churn \Churn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Churned (ch[^u]rnd); p. pr.
& vb. n. Churning.] [OE. chernen, AS. cernan; akin to LG.
karnen, G. kernen, D. karnen, Dan. kierne, Sw. k[aum]rna, and
also to E. corn, kernel, the meaning coming from the idea of
extracting the kernel or marrow. See Kernel.]
1. To stir, beat, or agitate, as milk or cream in a churn, in
order to make butter.
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2. To shake or agitate with violence.
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Churned in his teeth, the foamy venom rose.
--Addison.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Churning \Churn"ing\, n.
1. The act of one who churns.
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2. The quantity of butter made at one operation.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
churning
adj 1: moving with or producing or produced by vigorous agitation;
"winds whipped the piled leaves into churning masses";
"a car stuck in the churned-up mud" [syn: churned-up]
2: (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence;
"the river's roiling current"; "turbulent rapids" [syn: roiling,
roiled, roily, turbulent]
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