churning

Meanings

• verb

  The process of agitating a liquid, typically milk, to separate the cream and create butter.

  - "The farmer was busy churning the milk early in the morning."
  - "After the milk had been churned, the butter was easily separated."

• noun

  A state of agitation or turmoil.

  - "The political climate was in a state of churning after the unexpected election results."
  - "The company was going through a period of churning as it underwent major restructuring."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with churning
urning , learning , burning , turning

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Variants

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churn , churned , churning , churns , churn out , churned out , churning out , churns out , churn through , churned through , churning through , churns through

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Forms

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churns, churned, churning

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Etymology

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Old English 'ceorran' meaning to turn, from 'ceorr' a wheel.

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Trivia

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1. Churning was a common household activity before the invention of electric refrigerators and industrial butter production.

2. The first recorded use of the term 'churning' was in Old English around 1100 AD.

3. In some cultures, churning was a communal activity that brought people together to create social bonds and strengthen their communities.

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Related Concepts

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1. Butter making: The process of making butter from churned milk.

2. Separation: The physical process of separating a liquid from a solid or immiscible liquid.

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Culture

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Churning has been a significant process in various cultures for centuries. In some traditional societies, churning milk was a communal activity and a way to create social bonds. In literature, churning has been used as a metaphor for emotional turmoil and instability.

How to Memorize "churning"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person vigorously turning a wooden churning barrel to separate the cream from the milk.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'churning' with the image of a butter churn or a person making butter.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Creamy Milk Churns' to remember the definition of churning as the process of separating cream from milk.

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