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| churn | |
| 1. sost. (araldica) zangola | |
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| churn | |
| 1. v. 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. | |
| no-churn ice cream | |
| 2. v. (transitive, figuratively) To produce excessive and sometimes undesirable or unproductive activity or motion. | |
| 3. v. (intransitive) To move rapidly and repetitively with a rocking motion; to tumble, mix or shake. | |
| I was so nervous my stomach was churning. | |
| 4. v. (informal, travel, aviation) To repeatedly cancel and rebook a reservation in order to refresh ticket time limits or other fare rule restrictions. | |
| 5. subst. A vessel used for churning, especially for producing butter. | |
| a butter churn | |
| 6. subst. (telecommunications) The time when a consumer switches his/her service provider. | |
| 7. subst. (telecommunications) The mass of people who are ready to switch carriers. | |
| 8. subst. Cyclic activity that achieves nothing. | |
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