churning
- adjective
- /ˈtʃɜrnɪŋ/
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agitado
- I rode the Merced River in a raft till it capsized, almost lost my life with others in that churning white water.
Examples
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The churning water in the river made it difficult for the fisherman to cast his line.
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Churning, churning gur gur, angry, angry.
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Churning, churning, gur gur, angry, angry.
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You'll just see the churning and the roiling inside the cloud.
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So it's always a a battle between the the bubbling churning in grassroots innovations and the top down edicts.
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I want restless, entrepreneurial, upwardly mobile, constantly churning people rather like Alexander Hamilton.
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The waves were churning violently during the storm, creating a dangerous situation for the sailors.
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As the rain fell, the puddles began churning with leaves and debris, swirling around in the wind.
Synonyms
120
2.7
To move in a twisting or circular way
51
4.8
To move violently or feel upset and restless inside
39
2.8
To spin something quickly so it turns in circles
24
5.8
Move or swing violently without control
22
3.7
To move liquid so it splashes or to walk through water making splashing sounds
18
8.5
To make water or other liquid move strongly and become cloudy
9
4.1
To move or shake something to mix it
3
5.9
To make liquid move and spill around inside a container
2
6.3
To bubble or boil strongly
1
6.1
Move the body violently when in pain or fear
1
7.6
A liquid moving fast and making rough waves
1
7.9
Make quick, wild movements because you are afraid or in pain
To move and swirl roughly, as water in a storm
To move or be tossed about in rough water
To move or splash with force and noise
Antonyms
How Turbulent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Churning comes from the old word churn, which meant 'to turn' or 'to shake' milk to make butter. So we call a river or sea 'churning' when it moves in strong, swirling circles, like cream being shaken.