churn

churn1 [ tʃɜrn ] verb

1. ) transitive to mix milk or cream in a special container in order to make butter

a ) to make butter by mixing milk or cream in a special container

2. ) churn or churn up intransitive or transitive to move something such as a liquid around violently, or to move in this way:

the churning seas

A hurricane was churning up the bay.

3. ) intransitive if your stomach churns, you have a strong nervous feeling in it because you are worried, afraid, or upset:

My stomach was churning before the first performance.

a ) if your mind or emotions churn, you are upset or worried about a situation:

Her mind churned as she tried to think of a way out of her predicament.

,churn `out phrasal verb transitive

to produce something in large quantities quickly and often carelessly:

He churns out a blockbuster once a year.

,churn `up phrasal verb

1. ) transitive to damage the surface of the ground by walking or driving over it and making it rough:

a muddy field churned up by farm vehicles

2. ) intransitive or transitive same as CHURN1 2:

The rainstorm churned up the rivers so they ran brown with silt.

3. ) transitive to produce strong emotions in someone:

Running into his old girlfriend churned up a lot of buried feelings.

churn

churn 2 [ tʃɜrn ] noun count

a container in which milk or cream is mixed to make butter