CHURN


Meaning of CHURN in English

(~s, ~ing, ~ed)

1.

A ~ is a container which is used for making butter.

N-COUNT: oft n N

2.

If something ~s water, mud, or dust, it moves it about violently.

Ferries ~ the waters of Howe Sound from Langdale to Horseshoe Bay.

...unsurfaced roads now ~ed into mud by the annual rains.

VERB: V n, V-ed

Churn up means the same as ~ .

The recent rain had ~ed up the waterfall into a muddy whirlpool...

Occasionally they slap the water with their tails or ~ it up in play.

...muddy, ~ed-up ground.

PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V n P, V-ed P

3.

If you say that your stomach is ~ing, you mean that you feel sick. You can also say that something ~s your stomach.

My stomach ~ed as I stood up...

= heave

VERB: V, also V n

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