churning
Turbulently mixing around
Churning is vigorous agitation—the motion that turns cream into butter.
The word extends to any turbulent movement: churning waters, a churning stomach.
Figuratively, emotions or thoughts churn when they're unsettled and active: My mind was churning with anxiety.
In finance, churning is excessive trading by a broker to generate commissions rather than benefit the client.
Arousing strong emotion
- swirlingTurning in curves
- roilingChurning with turbulence
- frothingForming bubbly foam
- whippingRepeated striking blows
beating · mixing · thrashing · tossing · convulsing · shaking · whisking · sloshing
Violent disturbance or confusion
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
- restlessnessState of unease
disquiet · nervousness · apprehension · dread · angst · trepidation · foreboding · anguish
Fermented dairy beverage
- creameryButter-making facility
- dairyMilk-based foods collectively
- paddleFlat-bladed water tool
- dasherQuick mover or agitator
cultured · whey · farmhouse · handcrafted · artisanal · homestead · ghee · clarified
Rotating water formation
- maelstromViolent whirlpool or upheaval
- rapidsTurbulent river section
- eddiesCounter-flowing circular currents
- vortexRotating fluid column
undertow · currents · roil · boil · whitecaps · swell · surge · wake
Pre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- queasinessMild stomach disturbance
- upsetDisturb, topple, or shock
- indigestionPainful stomach after meals
- butterfliesFluttering insects or nervousness
knotted · acid · seasick · motion sickness · dyspepsia · carsick · heaving · retching
Sales volume or attrition
- tradingExchanging for value
- transactionsExchanges of value
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- accountsRecords of transactions
customer · volatility · attrition · revenue · volume · activity · frequent · constant
Continuous buzzing sound
- buzzingLow vibrating hum
- hummingContinuous low-pitched sound
- droneUnmanned flying machine
- trillingRapid note alternation
vibrating · purring · rattling · resonant · continuous · low-pitched · mechanical · sustained
stirring
Arousing strong emotion
whipping · beating · mixing · thrashing · tossing · convulsing · shaking · whisking · sloshing · bubbling
turmoil
Violent disturbance or confusion
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
restlessness · disquiet · nervousness · apprehension · dread · angst · trepidation · foreboding · anguish · torment
buttermilk
Fermented dairy beverage
dasher · cultured · whey · farmhouse · handcrafted · artisanal · homestead · ghee · clarified · butterfat
whirlpool
Rotating water formation
- maelstromViolent whirlpool or upheaval
- rapidsTurbulent river section
- eddiesCounter-flowing circular currents
vortex · undertow · currents · roil · boil · whitecaps · swell · surge · wake · froth
nausea
Pre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- queasinessMild stomach disturbance
- upsetDisturb, topple, or shock
- indigestionPainful stomach after meals
butterflies · knotted · acid · seasick · motion sickness · dyspepsia · carsick · heaving · retching · unsettled
turnover
Sales volume or attrition
- tradingExchanging for value
- transactionsExchanges of value
- portfolioCollected works or assets
accounts · customer · volatility · attrition · revenue · volume · activity · frequent · constant · speculative
whirring
Continuous buzzing sound
trilling · vibrating · purring · rattling · resonant · continuous · low-pitched · mechanical · sustained · pulsing
- stomachstomach, stomach acid, gastric acid, stomach lining, fundus
- dairymilk, butter, cream, cheese, yogurt
- food productionfarming, cheese making, crops, wine production, livestock
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- digestionstomach acid, swallowing, digesting, chewing, digestion
- machine soundshumming, buzzing, whirring, clanking, grinding
churningstill
Unmoving, or continuing
calm · motionless · unagitated · placid · tranquil
churningstable
Secure and unchanging
static · steady · unchanging · stagnant · consistent
- stomach churningCausing visceral unease
- churning upViolently stirring or disturbing
- churning butterAgitating cream into solid fat
- butter churningConverting cream mechanically