churning

present participle of churn
1
as in swirling
to be in a state of violent rolling motion a churning sea made getting to the island a risky undertaking

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2
as in stirring
to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly churn the cream until it turns into butter

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Recent Examples of churning As for the empty seat at Margiela, the rumor mill has already been churning. Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024 The first weeks of December were supposed to be a triumph for Macron, a respite from the churning negativity of the political crisis. Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024 There is stuff churning around. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024 Throughout the evening, Jelly Roll was supported by an ace band and a trio of exquisitely talented vocalists, all equally adept at churning, blistering rock numbers and ceiling-scraping, soulful gospel tones. Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 27 Nov. 2024 And this year will be the third Thanksgiving in a row celebrated amid an out-of-control bird flu outbreak, in which tens of millions of chickens and turkeys on infected farms have been culled using stomach-churning extermination methods. Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 27 Nov. 2024 This phenomenon makes the sun’s surface look grainy, and scientists say the star’s magnetic field is driven by the churning plasma. Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024 Former advocates described feeling like parts of a machine that couldn’t stop churning. Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 19 Nov. 2024 Around the width of Earth, with winds of 400 mph, this giant system has been churning over Jupiter for hundreds of years. Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024

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“Churning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/churning. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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