churn

1 of 2

noun

ˈchərn

plural churns

: a container in which cream is stirred or shaken to make butter

: a regular, quantifiable process or rate of change that occurs in a business over a period of time as existing customers are lost and new customers are added

The biggest problem they face is churn. Wireless providers lose an average of about 30% of their customers a year to competitors.

Brian O'Reilly

also : a similar process or rate of change involving loss and addition of employees, companies, etc.

The resulting employment churn—the average job tenure is now two years, and today's typical 32-year-old has held nine different jobs—means more risks as well as more opportunities to discover new paths.

Jamais Cascio

churn

2 of 2

verb

churned; churning; churns

transitive verb

: to agitate (milk or cream) in a churn in order to make butter

The farmer churns his cream every day.

: to stir or agitate violently

an old stern-wheeler churning the muddy river

larger particles pound and churn the Moon's surface

E. M. Shoemaker

: to make (something, such as foam) by so doing

of a stockbroker or brokerage : to make (the account of a client) excessively active by frequent purchases and sales primarily in order to generate commissions

unscrupulous brokers may churn an account, trading frequently to generate high commissions

Mary Rowland

intransitive verb

: to work a churn (as in making butter)

: to produce, proceed with, or experience violent motion or agitation

her stomach was churning

churning legs

: to proceed by or as if by means of rotating members (such as wheels or propellers)

boats churning across the harbor

Synonyms

Verb

boil
moil
roil
seethe

See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Verb The motorboats churned the water. The water churned all around us. The wheels began to slowly churn. He showed them how to churn butter.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Virtual care companies face increasing churn as telehealth visits sink below their pandemic-era peak, forcing them to cut back on staff and services or enter into bold new business agreements expanding their geographic reach.

Mohana Ravindranath, STAT, 1 Sep. 2022 The Ravens’ roster churn leaves Odafe Oweh and Justin Houston as the team’s only two healthy outside linebackers, though reinforcements are expected.

Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 30 Aug. 2022 Sustaining a skilled workforce prevents losses in efficiency due to employee churn and reduces costs associated with new hires.

Si Katara, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 Pescatore sees churn as part of the streaming business amid various competing services and consumers keeping an eye on their wallets.

Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Aug. 2022 Saylor’s emotional, mercurial style ignites heavy churn in the c-suite, hindering MicroStrategy’s growth.

Shawn Tully, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2022 Coupled with a similar number of outgoing players, Indiana’s roster has spent this winter, spring and summer navigating significant roster churn.

Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Aug. 2022 The fully-bearded Band of Horses followed by energizing the soft psychedelia of the Flaming Lips with a charging gallop and bright anthemic churn.

Marc Hirsh, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022 Another huge driver of variance in productivity numbers is employment churn.

Steven Dudash, Forbes, 19 May 2022

Verb

Although virus-fighting antibodies naturally drop over time, memory B cells kick into action and churn them out on demand when a virus intrudes.

Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Aug. 2022 As the rumor mill continues to churn speculation on a possible Phoenix Suns trade for Kevin Durant, the Suns have made four roster transactions after free agency began Thursday.

Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 2 July 2022 Yet on Twitter, which has prompted plenty of criticism for turning a blind eye to misinformation, the conspiracy theories churn anew, regardless of which side of the aisle is promoting them.

Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2022 In another example, employees would churn butter right in front of guests, talking about Blue Hill Farm and its cows.

Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 July 2022 And without marketing, sales lead time could lengthen drastically, leading to burnout and churn of your sales staff.

Azadeh Williams, Forbes, 29 June 2022 There’s a wide mixing spatula and powerful motor to churn enough ice cream for a crowd in about 40 minutes.

Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 3 June 2022 The question will be how long the rival tour can maintain sustainability, and whether that will be enough to seriously churn the sport’s customarily calm and lucrative waters.

New York Times, 11 May 2022 Poti had six tackles last season and should see a significant move up the depth chart due to churn at the position.

oregonlive, 1 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English chirne, cherne, going back to Old English cirm (erroneously for cirin or cirn), cyrin, going back to Germanic *kernō, kernōn (whence also Middle Dutch keerne, kerne "butter churn," Middle Low German kerne, karne, kirne, Old Norse kirna —in kirnuaskr "churn pail"), of uncertain origin

Verb

Middle English chyrnen, derivative of chirne, cherne churn entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

单词	churning
释义	churn 1 of 2 noun ˈchərn plural churns 1 : a container in which cream is stirred or shaken to make butter 2 : a regular, quantifiable process or rate of change that occurs in a business over a period of time as existing customers are lost and new customers are added The biggest problem they face is churn. Wireless providers lose an average of about 30% of their customers a year to competitors. Brian O'Reilly also : a similar process or rate of change involving loss and addition of employees, companies, etc. The resulting employment churn—the average job tenure is now two years, and today's typical 32-year-old has held nine different jobs—means more risks as well as more opportunities to discover new paths. Jamais Cascio churn 2 of 2 verb churned; churning; churns transitive verb 1 : to agitate (milk or cream) in a churn in order to make butter The farmer churns his cream every day. 2 a : to stir or agitate violently an old stern-wheeler churning the muddy river larger particles pound and churn the Moon's surface E. M. Shoemaker b : to make (something, such as foam) by so doing 3 of a stockbroker or brokerage : to make (the account of a client) excessively active by frequent purchases and sales primarily in order to generate commissions unscrupulous brokers may churn an account, trading frequently to generate high commissions Mary Rowland intransitive verb 1 : to work a churn (as in making butter) 2 a : to produce, proceed with, or experience violent motion or agitation her stomach was churning churning legs b : to proceed by or as if by means of rotating members (such as wheels or propellers) boats churning across the harbor Synonyms Verb boil moil roil seethe See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb The motorboats churned the water. The water churned all around us. The wheels began to slowly churn. He showed them how to churn butter. Recent Examples on the Web Noun Virtual care companies face increasing churn as telehealth visits sink below their pandemic-era peak, forcing them to cut back on staff and services or enter into bold new business agreements expanding their geographic reach. Mohana Ravindranath, STAT, 1 Sep. 2022 The Ravens’ roster churn leaves Odafe Oweh and Justin Houston as the team’s only two healthy outside linebackers, though reinforcements are expected. Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 30 Aug. 2022 Sustaining a skilled workforce prevents losses in efficiency due to employee churn and reduces costs associated with new hires. Si Katara, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 Pescatore sees churn as part of the streaming business amid various competing services and consumers keeping an eye on their wallets. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Aug. 2022 Saylor’s emotional, mercurial style ignites heavy churn in the c-suite, hindering MicroStrategy’s growth. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2022 Coupled with a similar number of outgoing players, Indiana’s roster has spent this winter, spring and summer navigating significant roster churn. Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Aug. 2022 The fully-bearded Band of Horses followed by energizing the soft psychedelia of the Flaming Lips with a charging gallop and bright anthemic churn. Marc Hirsh, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022 Another huge driver of variance in productivity numbers is employment churn. Steven Dudash, Forbes, 19 May 2022 Verb Although virus-fighting antibodies naturally drop over time, memory B cells kick into action and churn them out on demand when a virus intrudes. Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Aug. 2022 As the rumor mill continues to churn speculation on a possible Phoenix Suns trade for Kevin Durant, the Suns have made four roster transactions after free agency began Thursday. Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 2 July 2022 Yet on Twitter, which has prompted plenty of criticism for turning a blind eye to misinformation, the conspiracy theories churn anew, regardless of which side of the aisle is promoting them. Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2022 In another example, employees would churn butter right in front of guests, talking about Blue Hill Farm and its cows. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 July 2022 And without marketing, sales lead time could lengthen drastically, leading to burnout and churn of your sales staff. Azadeh Williams, Forbes, 29 June 2022 There’s a wide mixing spatula and powerful motor to churn enough ice cream for a crowd in about 40 minutes. Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 3 June 2022 The question will be how long the rival tour can maintain sustainability, and whether that will be enough to seriously churn the sport’s customarily calm and lucrative waters. New York Times, 11 May 2022 Poti had six tackles last season and should see a significant move up the depth chart due to churn at the position. oregonlive, 1 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English chirne, cherne, going back to Old English cirm (erroneously for cirin or cirn), cyrin, going back to Germanic kernō, kernōn (whence also Middle Dutch keerne, kerne* "butter churn," Middle Low German kerne, karne, kirne, Old Norse kirna —in kirnuaskr "churn pail"), of uncertain origin Verb Middle English chyrnen, derivative of chirne, cherne churn entry 1 First Known Use Noun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Phrases Containing churn churn out churn through churn out churn through Kids Definition churn 1 of 2 noun ˈchərn : a container in which milk or cream is stirred or shaken in making butter churn 2 of 2 verb churned; churning 1 : to stir or shake in a churn (as in making butter) 2 : to stir or shake forcefully The boat's motor churned up the mucky water. 3 : to feel the effects of an emotion (as fear) My stomach churned as I stood on the stage. 4 : to move by or as if by forceful stirring action Steamboats churned up and down the river. Legal Definition churn transitive verb ˈchərn : to make (the account of a client) excessively active by frequent purchases and sales primarily in order to generate commissions Note: Churning is a violation of federal securities laws. churning verb present participle of churn 1 as in swirling to be in a state of violent rolling motion a churning sea made getting to the island a risky undertaking Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance swirling roiling spinning seething whirling boiling stirring moiling reeling agitating Antonyms & Near Antonyms subsiding calming abating 2 as in stirring to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly churn the cream until it turns into butter Synonyms & Similar Words swirling stirring whirling washing agitating whipping shaking whisking reeling beating paddling wheeling
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churn

noun

verb

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Word History

Phrases Containing churn

Kids Definition

noun

verb

Legal Definition

transitive verb

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