Synonyms of churned

churned

verb

past tense of churn

1

as in swirled

to be in a state of violent rolling motion

a churning sea made getting to the island a risky undertaking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swirled
• boiled
• spun
• whirled
• seethed
• roiled
• stirred
• reeled
• moiled
• agitated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• subsided
• abated
• calmed

2

as in stirred

to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly

churn the cream until it turns into butter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stirred
• swirled
• washed
• whirled
• whipped
• shook
• agitated
• whisked
• beat
• paddled
• reeled
• wheeled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of churned

As Election Day churned into the afternoon, some UCF students continued to have trouble voting at the on-campus precinct due to pre-registration issues. — Roger Simmons, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Rosie Manins reported that the case churned in the judicial system’s gears for over a decade before reaching this denouement. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 1 Nov. 2026

To make New York-style bagels like George’s, the dough is churned in a mixer, kneaded by hand, and cold-fermented. — HubSpot, 30 Oct. 2026

As dryers tumbled and washers churned in the background last Wednesday, children at the Wash Smart Laundry on Summit Street in Elgin were learning skills to prepare them for kindergarten. — Rick West, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

White froth churned as the slightly more alkaline water cascaded into the gray-blue harbor. — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

And in September, Hurricane Marie churned up big waves that damaged oceanfront homes near Los Angeles before veering away from the coast. — Nicholas Grondin, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026

Image As Hurricane Isaias churned toward the Gulf Coast on Thursday, residents of Mississippi, Alabama and Florida took advantage of the calm, gray weather to stock up for their first hurricane of the year. — Bryant K. Oden, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Alongside, another person whisks over a tall, yolk-yellow block of butter, churned in-house for 48 hours and formed into the craggy shape of one of Rodin’s intentionally incomplete sculptures. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026