churner

churn

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [churn]
- /tʃɜrn/
- /ˈʧɜːnə /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [churn]
- /tʃɜrn/

Definitions of churner word

noun churner a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter. 1
noun churner any of various containers or machines similar in shape or action to a butter churn, as a device for mixing beverages. 1
noun churner British. a large milk can. 1
noun churner an act of churning stocks by a stockbroker. 1
verb with object churner to agitate in order to make into butter: to churn cream. 1
verb with object churner to make (butter) by the agitation of cream. 1

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Origin of churner

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English chirne (noun), Old English cyrne cyr(i)n; cognate with Middle Low German kerne, Old Norse kjarni, kirna

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Parts of speech for Churner

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Churner

churner popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

churner usage trend in Literature

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