Definitions
stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter
Word origin
Noun from Middle English chyrne, cherne, kyrne ( > Scots kirn), from Old English ċyrn, ċyrin, ċirin (“churn”), from Proto-Germanic *kirnijǭ (“churn”); verb from Middle English chyrnen from Old English ċernan, from Proto-Germanic *kirnijaną (“to churn, stir”), of unknown origin. Cognate with West Frisian tsjerne, Dutch karn, Walloon serene, German Karn, Kirne, Norwegian Bokmål kjerne, Danish kærne, Swedish kärna, Icelandic kirna.
Used in a sentence
“Now the cream is churned to make butter.”
“no-churn ice cream”
“Churned in his teeth, the foamy venom rose.”
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01“Stir vigorously”5 letters
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