churn up
churn up · churns up · churned up · churning up
To make the ground uneven, generally unintentionallyTo make the ground uneven, generally unintentionally.
» The trucks have churned up the muddy road.
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3 senses(transitive)To make the ground uneven, generally unintentionally.
Just the footfall will churn up the wet turf.
(transitive)To make turbulent.
The hurricane churned up the ocean.
(transitive)To produce by churning.
For dessert, I churned up some vanilla ice cream.
More definitions
- cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
Examples
1 sentencesThe trucks have churned up the muddy road.
Forms
churns up, churning up, churned up, churned up| Base form | churn up · to churn up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | churns up |
| Present participle | churning up |
| Past simple | churned up |
| Past participle | churned up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
4 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb