noun
Meaning 1
The act by which something is churned.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
churning
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noun
Meaning 2
The quantity of butter prepared (by churning) at one time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of churn
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Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
(of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the river's roiling current
- turbulent rapids
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: roiling, roiled, roily, turbulent
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
moving with or producing or produced by vigorous agitation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- winds whipped the piled leaves into churning masses
- a car stuck in the churned-up mud
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: churned-up
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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