Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of churn
nounchurning (plural churnings)
plural churnings
- The act by which something is churned.
Earth is surrounded by a magnetosphere — an invisible bubble of magnetism generated by the powerful churning of molten metals at Earth’s core.
2023 December 27, Mindy Weisberger, “Ancient bricks baked when Nebuchadnezzar II was king absorbed a power surge in Earth’s magnetic field”, in CNN - The quantity of butter prepared (by churning) at one time.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivemoving with or producing or produced by vigorous agitation
Similar
churned-upagitated
adjective(of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
APA
churning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/churning
MLA
“churning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/churning. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “churning,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/churning.
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