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churn
verb (MOVE/MIX) /tʃɜːn/
/tʃɝːn/ Definition
› [T] (also churn up) to mix something, especially a liquid, with great force: The sea was churned up by heavy winds.Shaking, swinging and vibrating › [T] to mix milk until it becomes butterMixing and mixturesVariety and mixturesConnecting and combiningGroups and collections of things › [I] If your stomach is churning, you feel ill, usually because you are nervous: I had my driving test that morning and my stomach was churning.Vomiting and feelings of sickness
(Definition of churn verb (MOVE/MIX) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Mixing and mixtures
Synonyms and related words:
- amalgam noun (OF PARTS)
- be neither one thing nor the other idiom
- beat verb (MIX)
- blend in/blend into sth phrasal verb
- blend noun
- blend verb
- brew noun (MIX)
- composite noun
- concoct verb
- concoction noun
- cross-fertilization noun
- emulsion noun
- interspersed adjective
- jumble verb
- mingle verb (MIX)
- mixture noun
- preparation noun (MIXTURE)
- rolled into one idiom
- solution noun (LIQUID)
- substance noun (MATERIAL)
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