verb
    
    churns; churned; churning
    
    to stir or mix something (such as water or mud) with force [+ obj]
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    [no obj] :to move in a circle :turn
    
    
    
    [+ obj] :to make (butter) by stirring or shaking cream in a churn
    
    
    
    [no obj] :to experience a lot of confused activity
    
    
    
    
    
    If your stomach churns or something churns your stomach, you feel sick from nervousness, disgust, etc.
    
    
    
    
    
    churn out
    
    [phrasal verb]
    
    churn out (something) or churn (something) out informal + often disapproving :to produce (something, especially something of low quality) quickly as part of a continuous process
    
    
    
    
    
    noun
    
    plural churns
    
    [count] :a container in which cream is stirred or shaken to make butter