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 Dupuis still shreds on 1331, but her guitar takes a supporting role this time, churning along with the industrial percussion that powers the catchy but often chorusless tracks. — Grace Robins-Somerville, Pitchfork, 14 July 2026 The internet’s reactionary machinery is churning at full force after Graham’s sudden death and Mitch McConnell’s illness. — Olivia George, Washington Post, 14 July 2026 For years, cyclosporiasis, a stomach-churning illness caused by the cyclospora parasite, often found on produce, has largely been treated as a food safety problem. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 11 July 2026 If anything, though, the core issue with the churning remake machine has always been Disney’s reluctance to take risks with their material. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 8 July 2026 Elsewhere, stocks have been on even worse stomach-churning rollercoasters. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 July 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 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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for churning

Verb

This entire scene is terrifically tense, kicking off with a stunning shot of the two women standing in defensive positions on the golf course, birds swirling ominously in the cloudy sky above.

— Erin Qualey, Vulture, 15 July 2026
The rumors that Travis Kelce is about to retire have been swirling for a while.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 14 July 2026

Definition of swirling

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His comments come as state and federal health officials have confirmed 1,645 cases of cyclosporiasis as the cause of the stomach-stirring infection that is under investigation.

— Terry Collins, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Hans Zimmer’s score and Wally Pfister’s cinematography are just as stirring and invigorating as Nolan’s premise.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 14 July 2026

Definition of stirring

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This mixture is pushed through an extruder to form tiny, sprinkle-like cylinders, which are then tumbled in a rapidly spinning chamber to round them into near-spherical particles.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
The actual bill showed what happened when every department and developer started spinning up compute and storage without anyone tracking aggregate spend.

— Andi Mann, Forbes.com, 8 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