churn

1. (transitive)To agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir with a rowing or rocking motion; generally applies to liquids, notably cream.

   Now the cream is churned to make butter.

   no-churn ice cream

   durchschütteln, aufwühlen

   взбива́тьvzbivátʹ, взбитьvzbitʹ, взба́лтыватьvzbáltyvatʹ

2. (figuratively, transitive)To produce excessive and sometimes undesirable or unproductive activity or motion.

   wusseln, rütteln, wühlen

   мета́тьсяmetátʹsja

3. (intransitive)To move rapidly and repetitively with a rocking motion; to tumble, mix or shake.

   I was so nervous that my stomach was churning.

   durchschütteln, aufwühlen

4. To stop using a company's product or service.

5. (informal)To repeatedly cancel and rebook a reservation in order to refresh ticket time limits or other fare rule restrictions.

6. (US, informal)To continually sign up for new credit cards in order to earn signup bonuses, airline miles, and other benefits.

7. To carry out wash sales in order to make the market appear more active than it really is.

8. (Internet)To digest.

1. As I milk, the cat churns.

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2. The cat churns while I milk.

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3. The farmer attempts to churn milk.

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4. The farmer is trying to churn milk.

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5. The trucks have churned up the muddy road.

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regular · Lesson

• churn upTo make the ground uneven, generally unintentionally.
• churn outTo produce a large quantity of (something) rapidly and easily.