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Churn vs Spun - What's the difference?

churn | spun |

As verbs the difference between churn and spun

is that churn is to agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir with a rowing or rocking motion; generally applies to liquids, notably cream while spun is (spin).

As a noun churn

is a vessel used for churning.

churn

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir with a rowing or rocking motion; generally applies to liquids, notably cream.
    • Now the cream is churned to make butter.
  • * Addison
    • Churned in his teeth, the foamy venom rose.
  • (figuratively) To produce excessive and sometimes undesirable or unproductive activity or motion.
  • * '>citation
    • The slope of the terrain, shaped like a funnel, squeezed the growing swell of churning snow into a steep, twisting gorge.
  • To move rapidly and repetitively with a rocking motion; to tumble, mix or shake.
    • I was so nervous my stomach was churning .

    Derived terms

    * churn out

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A vessel used for churning.
    • a butter churn
  • (telecommunications) The time when a consumer switches his/her service provider.
  • (telecommunications) The mass of people who are ready to switch carriers, expressed by the formula Customer Quits/Customer base .

    • Derived terms

    * milk churn

    spun

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (spin)

    • Anagrams

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