churning

Adjective
Synonyms: churned-uproilingroiledroilyturbulent

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. moving with or producing or produced by vigorous agitation“winds whipped the piled leaves into churning masses”“a car stuck in the churned-up mud”Synonyms: churned-up
  2. (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence“the river's roiling current”“turbulent rapids”Synonyms: roilingroiledroilyturbulent
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Churning \Churn"ing\, n.

1.The act of one who churns. [1913 Webster]

2.The quantity of butter made at one operation. [1913 Webster]

Churn \Churn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Churned (ch[^u]rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. Churning.] [OE. chernen, AS. cernan; akin to LG. karnen, G. kernen, D. karnen, Dan. kierne, Sw. k[aum]rna, and also to E. corn, kernel, the meaning coming from the idea of extracting the kernel or marrow. See Kernel.]

1.To stir, beat, or agitate, as milk or cream in a churn, in order to make butter. [1913 Webster]

2.To shake or agitate with violence. [1913 Webster]

Churned in his teeth, the foamy venom rose.— Addison.[1913 Webster]
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