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

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

The stock was a pandemic darling that cratered, went through a messy acquisition saga, had activist investors at the door, and churned sideways while the rest of biotech tried to find its footing. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

This latest impact churned the lunar surface for more than 66 miles. — CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

In contrast, back-to-back storms have churned across the eastern Pacific since July, with 14 named storms and five hurricanes so far in the eastern Pacific hurricane season. — Dan Peck, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

Caribbean hurricane season peaks in August and September, bringing with it high winds, rain, and churned up, murky water—not what most people want from a beachy Caribbean vacation. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2026

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