- present participle of churn.
churning
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Earlier this week, Japan, the Philippines and China were hit by back-to-back storms – Dolphin, Chan-Hom and Peilou – churning across the region at the same time.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Those simulations show that the churning material near the surface can escape unevenly rather than flowing away in a smooth, balanced pattern.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
So with a bit of strategic churning — that is, adding and dropping services month to month — you can still catch the best shows while keeping your monthly streaming budget under $50.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Domestic manufacturers are now churning out firepower for the 15- to 125-mile range.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Dad has just finished churning a batch of his new fall flavor, white cherry white chocolate.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
The intensity depends on many factors, including complex churnings in the Earth's core.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2023
She seems to satisfy, to an extreme and unabashed degree, our romantic belief that the pangs of creative production can be traced directly to private churnings of love and loss.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 1, 2015
It was an illustration of the many simultaneous churnings that animate India today.
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2013
Evensong belies its title by ascending to multiphonic free jazz with hymnal piano churnings beneath.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 25, 2011
His mind was a grayness and there were churnings of pain in his stomach.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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