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churn

 
 
/tʃɜːn/ verb

Definition

SURFACE [T] (also churn up) to mix something, especially liquids, with great force: The sea was churned up by heavy winds.
STOMACH [I] If your stomach is churning, you feel sick, usually because you are nervous.
BUTTER [T] to mix milk until it becomes butter
(Definition of churn verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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