"churning" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: churnings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} churning (plural churnings)
  1. The act by which something is churned.
    Sense id: en-churning-en-noun-qe55jzcg
  2. The quantity of butter prepared (by churning) at one time.
    Sense id: en-churning-en-noun-fwrMJdNF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 73 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 77 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 78 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: antichurning

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} churning
  1. present participle and gerund of churn Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: churn
    Sense id: en-churning-en-verb-Qh1UIOBg

Inflected forms

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