churning

American  

[chur-ning] / ˈtʃɜr nɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that churns.

2. the butter made at any one time.

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churning British  

/ ˈtʃɜːnɪŋ /

noun

1. the quantity of butter churned at any one time

2. the act, process, or effect of someone or something that churns

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Etymology

Origin of churning

First recorded in 1400–50, churning is from the late Middle English word chyrnynge. See churn, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Mindlessly churning through the tedium of business is JR’s superpower, which he unleashes with an initial stock purchase after a class field trip to Wall Street.

From The Wall Street Journal

He also learned early at Amazon the importance of focus for an organization, especially when his inventor mind was busy churning out new ideas.

From The Wall Street Journal

With all that gas and dust churning around from these galaxy interactions, the galaxies’ central black holes had plenty to eat, creating quasars!

From Space Scoop

Rather than churning out content, TKO’s ambition is to create “a great user experience” and he cites the example of Tiger Woods when he first began playing golf, and people clapped when he won.

From MarketWatch

In a lab in a renovated warehouse on the banks of a churning, brown river in Belém, Brazil, machines are pulping candidates for the next global "superfood".

From BBC

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