churn
Third Person
churns
Present Participle
churning
Past Tense
churned
Past Participle
churned
1
to stir cream very hard until it transforms into butter
transitive
- Before modern appliances, people used to churn cream by hand.
- She churned the cream tirelessly until it thickened into butter.
- Churning cream requires patience and strong arm muscles.
- In pioneer days, families would take turns churning cream for the week.
2
to experience a feeling of unease or discomfort
- The news about the accident made her stomach churn with worry.
- He could feel his emotions churning as he waited for the test results.
- The argument left her heart churning with frustration.
- She couldn’t help but churn with guilt after the argument.
- The bad weather and the long delay made everyone’s patience churn.