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

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

Joe Picard perched atop a precarious mound of 300-plus-pound high-explosive shells as his ship churned toward Normandy’s beaches. — Kevin Maurer, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026

The rumor mill has churned up little evidence, though, that suggests either company (or AMD) has any near-term plans for a major graphics card launch. — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 28 May 2026