churns

Roils and tumbles

Churns is the third-person singular of churn.

A churn is a container for agitating cream into butter.

To churn is to agitate vigorously—cream churns into butter, a stomach churns with anxiety, turbulent water churns.

In business, churn describes customer turnover: The company's monthly churn rate is concerning.

To churn out is to produce rapidly and mechanically: The studio churns out sequels.

motion

swirl

Rotating, curving movement

  • whirlRotate very quickly
  • spinRapid rotation around axis
  • roilDisturb by churning

agitate · slosh · froth · foam · bubble · seethe · boil · tumble · vortex · eddy

agitation

turmoil

Violent disturbance or confusion

  • upheavalViolent disturbance of order
  • tumultNoisy, chaotic disturbance
  • unrestState of public disturbance

ferment · convulsion · disruption · commotion · disturbance · strife · discord · volatility · instability · chaos

buttermaking

buttermilk

Fermented dairy beverage

paddle · dash · ghee · curd · butterfat · cultured · homemade · artisanal · fermentation · lactic

stomach

nausea

Pre-vomiting stomach discomfort

nerves · anxiety · dread · anticipation · knots · roiling · upset · sickening · bile · acid

turnover

customers

People who purchase goods

attrition · retention · rate · recurring · monthly · annual · revenue · membership · users · clients

Categories
Opposites
physical motion/agitation

churnsstills

Frozen film moments

calms · settles · rests · stagnates · stands still

state change/phase

churnsfreezes

Hardens from cold

solidifies · congeals · hardens · sets · crystallizes

emotional/metaphorical turbulence

churnscalms

Reduces agitation

settles · soothes · quiets · eases · relaxes

Phrases
Family

churn, churned, churning, churners, churn up, churn out, butter churn

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Top 100,000
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