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excessive | churn |

As a adjective excessive

is exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.

As a verb churn is

to agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir with a rowing or rocking motion; generally applies to liquids, notably cream.

As a noun churn is

a vessel used for churning.

excessive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.
  • "I personally consider putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute rather excessive , nay even stupid."

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * insufficient * deficient

    Derived terms

    * excessive number

    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