churn

Definition

  • noun: a vessel for making butter in which milk or cream is agitated in order to separate the oily globules from the watery medium
  • verb: to stir or mix something (such as water or mud) with force
  • verb: to agitate (milk or cream) in a churn in order to make butter
  • often + 'up'

Examples

  • the latest graduates 'churned out' by the college

  • The violence in the movie 'churned my stomach'.

  • The horse's hooves 'churned up' the sod.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) From Gamma Quadrant, yo. That's dude. Okay, blueberries then. They're eating blueberry pies as fast as the replicator can churn them out. Finally, it's down to just three-- Kirk, Spock, and Chekov. Okay, Spock always wins these things. (..)
    2013 TvShow: Breaking Bad Title: Blood Money Season: 5 Episode 9
  • (..) Them, Here - You wanted to see me, sir? - Have a seat Is there something wrong, Mr. Harrison? No. There's nothing wrong. In fact our IBM is churning out numbers in fractions of the time any human can Present company included. That's good then. Maybe. The thing is, the Cape is now insisting on (..)
    2016 Hidden Figures
  • (..) Oh, your body's a battleground. It's a chemical war inside - adrenalin, acetylcholine, wham go the endorphins. Oh, you're cooking! You're like a pressure cooker, a microwave, all churning away. The particles reach boiling point, shazam! What did I do this time?! Are you enjoying this? (..)
    2005–2022 Doctor Who