churn

Roil or swirl

Churn is vigorous agitation.

A churn is a container for making butter by shaking cream until the fat separates.

To churn is to agitate violently: The propeller churned the water.

A stomach churns with nausea or anxiety.

To churn out work is to produce it rapidly and mechanically.

In business, churn is customer turnover—the rate at which subscribers cancel: The streaming service struggled with high churn.

agitate

whisk

Looped wire mixer

swirlRotating, curving movement
frothMass of small bubbles
foamBubble-filled substance

thrash · convulse · roil · seethe · turbulence · vortex · tumble · jostle · disturb · disrupt

butter

buttermilk

Fermented dairy beverage

creameryButter-making facility
dairyMilk-based foods collectively
dasherQuick mover or agitator

plunger · paddle · whey · cultured · farmhouse · homestead · artisanal · ghee · clarified · salted

finance

attrition

Gradual reduction through loss

retentionContinued holding or possession
turnoverSales volume or attrition
subscriptionPaid recurring access

customer · metrics · acquisition · engagement · lifetime · value · analytics · conversion · renewal · revenue

labor

turnover

Sales volume or attrition

attritionGradual reduction through loss
retentionContinued holding or possession
workforceAll available workers

recruitment · hiring · resignation · staffing · onboarding · headcount · redundancy · talent · employment · vacancy

turmoil

upheaval

Violent disturbance of order

unrestState of public disturbance
tumultNoisy, chaotic disturbance
chaosComplete disorder and confusion

ferment · agitation · instability · discord · strife · commotion · disarray · turbulence · disruption · conflict

sea

waves

Traveling energy disturbances

swellIncrease in size
foamBubble-filled substance
frothMass of small bubbles

roil · surge · turbulent · stormy · whitecaps · tempest · squall · maelstrom · tides · breakers

churn

whisk

buttermilk

attrition

turnover

upheaval

waves

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