churn
Meaning
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- To agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir with a rowing or rocking motion; generally applies to liquids, notably cream.
- To produce excessive and sometimes undesirable or unproductive activity or motion.
- To move rapidly and repetitively with a rocking motion; to tumble, mix or shake.
- To stop using a company's product or service.
- (informal) To repeatedly cancel and rebook a reservation in order to refresh ticket time limits or other fare rule restrictions.
- (informal) To continually sign up for new credit cards in order to earn signup bonuses, airline miles, and other benefits.
- To carry out wash sales in order to make the market appear more active than it really is.
Synonyms
butter churn
water-can
spudder
produce by churning
stir round
cable drill
buzz about
stirring rod
churn drill
buzz around
whisk machine
whipping machine
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tʃɜːn/
Etymology
Noun from Middle English chyrne, cherne, kyrne ( > Scots kirn), from Old English ċyrn, ċyrin, ċirin (“churn”), from Proto-Germanic *kirnijǭ (“churn”); verb from Middle English chyrnen from Old English ċernan, from Proto-Germanic *kirnijaną (“to churn, stir”), of unknown origin. Cognate with West Frisian tsjerne, Dutch karn, Walloon serene, German Karn, Kirne, Norwegian Bokmål kjerne, Danish kærne, Swedish kärna, Icelandic kirna.
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