Phrase guide

churn up

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To make the ground uneven, generally unintentionally.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Just the footfall will churn up the wet turf.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To make turbulent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • The hurricane churned up the ocean.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To produce by churning.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • For dessert, I churned up some vanilla ice cream.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The pornographic pictures sickened us

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: disgust, revolt, nauseate, sicken

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: repel, repulse

Narrower terms: shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage

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