CHURNING Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

churning

verb

present participle of churn

as in swirling

to be in a state of violent rolling motion a churning sea made getting to the island a risky undertaking

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as in stirring

to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly churn the cream until it turns into butter

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Recent Examples of churning Elsewhere, stocks have been on even worse stomach-churning rollercoasters. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 July 2026 The chugging and churning riffs of the Swedish hard-core band’s breakout song once used to echo the pressure-cooker atmosphere of the kitchen. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026 With more shaking or churning, these grains grow and separate from the watery, naturally low-fat buttermilk. — Rosemary Trout, Scientific American, 27 June 2026 The parasite is killed by heat, so cooking normally takes care of it, but when the weather warms up and people look for ways to leave their stoves off, this stomach-churning bug finds an opening. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 3 July 2026 Ray continued his reinvention into a two-seam fastball pitcher, churning efficient contact outs and taking a shutout into the eighth inning before allowing an unearned run. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 29 June 2026 Abstractions that looked like scribbled pastels or Helen Frankenthaler oils or the iTunes visualizer would give way to churning data pigment, sloshing in a square frame. — Max Norman, New Yorker, 25 June 2026 While the actors and their stunt doubles display impressive moves, and Claudia Sarne’s industrial electronica score keeps the action churning, the many clashes are mostly generic, seldom packing much of a visceral wallop, and the effects work is strictly standard-issue. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2026 The same report projects a churning labor market, with the WEF estimating a net 78 million new jobs by 2030 once creation and displacement are netted out, with enough roles based on human taste and judgment to more than replace those lost to AI. — Elton Chan, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

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Verb

And across the almost-year since, speculation has been swirling.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 1 July 2026
The American great had just lost to France’s Harmony Tan in the first round of the grass court major and questions about her future were swirling around this leafy corner of London.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 June 2026

Definition of swirling

Verb

Water should be brought to a rolling boil and kept boiling for at least one minute before use.

— CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 1 July 2026
If the chart recommends precooking the veggies for grilling, bring a small amount of water to boiling in a saucepan.

— Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2026

Definition of boiling

Verb

Overcome Didier Deschamps’ side on July 9 – a tall order at the moment given how good Les Bleus look – and heads will be spinning at the possibilities that could await.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
But his head was spinning after a day of trying to prepare for F1 and F2 cars.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of spinning

Verb

For much of the past week, all that Colombia had been able to agree upon was the pre-eminence of Luis Diaz, who remained a whirling dervish throughout the match as his side’s outstanding player.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 June 2026
That’s the question that has been whirling around Hollywood since the news broke that Amazon MGM Studios was dropping the feature just months after Amazon entered into a $50 billion investment with Sam Altman’s OpenAI.

— Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2026