churn
pronunciation
How to pronounce churn in British English:
UK [tʃɜ:n]
How to pronounce churn in American English:
US [tʃɜrn]
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- Noun:
- a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk
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- Verb:
- stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter
- be agitated
Word Origin
- churn
- churn: [OE] It has been speculated that the term churn is based on the granular appearance cream takes on as it is stirred or agitated. The Old English noun cyrin comes from a prehistoric Germanic *kernjōn, which may be related to English corn and kernel and Latin grānum ‘grain’. The derived verb churn is a comparatively late creation, not appearing until the 15th century.=> corn, grain, kernel
- churn (n.)
- Old English cyrin, from Proto-Germanic *kernjon (cognates: Old Norse kirna, Swedish kärna, Danish kjerne, Dutch karn, Middle High German kern); probably akin to cyrnel "kernel" (see kernel) and describing the "grainy" appearance of churned cream.
- churn (v.)
- mid-15c., chyrnen, from churn (n.). Extended senses are from late 17c. Intransitive sense is from 1735. Related: Churned; churning. To churn out, of writing, is from 1902.
Example
- 1. How did they churn out dazzling new models every year ?
- 2. Chinese developers are coming to the chilling realisation that they are planning to churn out iron ore at the wrong point of the steel cycle .
- 3. Churn is a mechanism by which labour markets reallocate workers towards more efficient ends .
- 4. 11 Roll clouds form when updrafts and downdrafts churn clouds into a long , spinning cylinder .
- 5. Truly great ideas churn in the back of your mind , slowly moving forward and quietly begging for attention until you just can 't take the damn voices anymore , so you start doing it .