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

Gelato is churned more slowly than ice cream, giving it a dense, almost taffy-like chewy texture. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026

European butter is typically churned for a longer amount of time, which means that more buttermilk and water drains off of the solids. — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026

All the while the fMRI churned on, peering through the dogs’ skulls into the brain below and looking for the areas that lit up as a result of the visual stimuli. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 10 Aug. 2026

Not to say that milk doesn’t have a summer purpose—churned, say, into ice cream, or blended into a milkshake—but to most people, these frozen treats are the beginning and end of the list. — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 25 July 2026

In the eastern Pacific Ocean, Hurricane Fausto churned far from land Wednesday. — ABC News, 23 July 2026

Dashboards, analysis and reporting showed which transactions cleared, which disputes opened and which customers churned. — Terdawn Deboe, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

The desert — churned, sucked and acid-washed — rests in these graveyards of the Anthropocene. — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026

Indianapolis and central Indiana was under a tornado watch until early June 18, as severe weather churned its way across the Midwest in two rounds of storms. — John Tufts, IndyStar, 18 June 2026