churn
gb/t͡ʃˈɚn/ us/t͡ʃˈɚn/
B1
ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
felkavar, kavarog, kavarog a gyomra, felfordul a gyomra, köpül, vajköpülő, kavargás, nyüzsgés, feltúr, lemorzsolódik, ügyfeleket veszít, lemorzsolódási arány, lemorzsolódás, túlzott kereskedést folytat, túlforgat
ਕਿਰਿਆ
B2
1
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
[something] churns; churn [something]
The storm churned the sea into white foam.
A vihar fehér habbá korbácsolta a tengert.
The mixer churned the batter until it was smooth.
A mixer simára keverte a masszát.
Wheels churned the puddles into muddy water.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
The water churned under the boat.
A víz kavargott a csónak alatt.
The machine churned the mixture.
A gép kavarta a keveréket.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners may confuse this with 'turn' (rotate once) rather than continuous violent movement.
ਅਰਥ
stir violently; make foam
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
churning water
|churning sea
|churning waves
|churn the water
|mud churned up
|a churning river
|churning foam
|churning current
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
roil (Suggests a rough, disturbed surface, especially of water.)
|
agitate (More general; can be physical or emotional.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
calm (To make or become still and not turbulent.)
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settle (To become quieter or less disturbed.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
nature
|daily_life
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
To move around strongly and repeatedly.
To move or stir something about forcefully and continuously, often so that it becomes frothy or turbulent.
ਕਿਰਿਆ
B2
2
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
[someone's] stomach churns; [someone] churns with [emotion]
My stomach churned as the plane hit turbulence.
Kavargott a gyomrom, amikor a repülő turbulenciába került.
The thought of lying to her made his insides churn.
Már a gondolattól is kavargott a gyomra, hogy hazudjon neki.
She read the message again, feeling anger churn into panic.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
My stomach churned before the exam.
Kavargott a gyomrom a vizsga előtt.
The bad smell made me churn inside.
A rossz szagtól felfordult a gyomrom.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Often used intransitively; *'churn my stomach'* is possible but less common than *'my stomach churned'*.
ਅਰਥ
feel sick or anxious
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
stomach churn
|my stomach churned
|make my stomach churn
|churn with anxiety
|churn with anger
|churn inside
|feel your stomach churn
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
writhe (Stronger and more physical; suggests twisting movement.)
|
seethe (Focuses more on anger than nausea.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
settle (Used of the stomach or emotions becoming calm.)
|
relax (To become less anxious or tense.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
health
|emotions
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
To feel very nervous or sick in your stomach.
To feel disturbed, nauseous, or anxious, as if turning over inside.
ਕਿਰਿਆ
B1
3
köpül
C1
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
churn [cream] (into butter); churn [butter]
They churned fresh cream to make butter.
Friss tejszínből vajat köpültek.
The recipe uses home-churned butter for extra flavor.
A recept a gazdagabb íz kedvéért házilag köpült vajat használ.
Traditionally, the cream was churned by hand.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
We churned cream into butter.
Tejszínből vajat köpültünk.
This butter is churned at the farm.
Ez a vaj a farmon, köpüléssel készül.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Not used for general mixing; it specifically refers to butter-making (or similar vigorous agitation).
ਅਰਥ
make butter by mixing cream
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
churn butter
|churn cream
|home-churned butter
|churn the cream
|churned into butter
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
make (General verb; does not include the specific method.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
buy (Opposite action: purchasing instead of making.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
food
|home
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
To make butter by mixing cream for a long time.
To make butter by shaking or stirring cream until the fat separates from the liquid.
ਨਾਂਵ
B2
4
vajköpülő
C1
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
a churn; a butter churn
An old wooden churn sat by the fireplace.
Egy régi fa vajköpülő állt a kandalló mellett.
They used a hand churn to make small batches of butter.
Kézi vajköpülőt használtak, hogy kis adagokban készítsenek vajat.
The museum displayed a traditional butter churn.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
This churn is used to make butter.
Ezt a vajköpülőt vaj készítésére használják.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Often needs context; many speakers say 'butter churn' to avoid confusion with other senses.
ਅਰਥ
a container for making butter
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
butter churn
|wooden churn
|milk churn
|an old churn
|a hand churn
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
butter maker (More descriptive; less common as a single term.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
food
|home
|history
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
A container used to make butter.
A container in which cream is churned to make butter, traditionally operated by a plunger or crank.
ਨਾਂਵ
C1
5
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
the churn of [something]
From the cliff, they watched the churn of the waves below.
A szikláról nézték alattuk a hullámok kavargását.
He missed the city’s constant churn after moving to the countryside.
Miután vidékre költözött, hiányzott neki a város állandó nyüzsgése.
The office had the usual morning churn of meetings and emails.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
I could hear the churn of the waves.
Hallottam a hullámok kavargását.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
This is abstract and often needs a 'of' phrase (e.g., 'the churn of traffic').
ਅਰਥ
turbulent movement or activity
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
the churn of the sea
|the churn of traffic
|constant churn
|the daily churn
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
turmoil (Emphasizes confusion and disorder.)
|
turbulence (Common for air or water movement; more technical sounding.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
stability (A condition of steadiness and little change.)
|
calm (Lack of disturbance or activity.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
nature
|daily_life
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
A lot of busy movement and change.
A state of strong, restless movement or rapid, unsettled activity.
ਕਿਰਿਆ
B2
6
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
churn up [something]
The horses churned up the field after the rain.
Az eső után a lovak feltúrták a mezőt.
Heavy trucks churned the dirt road into deep ruts.
A nehéz teherautók feltúrták a földutat, mély nyomvályúkat hagyva maguk után.
Kids running through the puddles churned up mud.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
The car churned up the mud.
Az autó felkavarta a sarat.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Usually used with 'up' for this meaning (e.g., 'churn up the mud').
ਅਰਥ
break up ground by movement
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
churn up mud
|churn up snow
|churn up the ground
|boots churned up
|tire tracks churned up
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
tear up (Stronger; suggests damage or removal.)
|
stir up (More general; can also mean cause trouble.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
smooth (To make a surface even and less disturbed.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
daily_life
|transport
|outdoors
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
To make the ground messy by moving through it.
To disturb, break up, or mix something such as soil, mud, or snow by repeated movement.
ਕਿਰਿਆ
C1
BUSINESS
7
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
[customers/users/employees] churn; churn [customers]
Many users churn after the free trial ends.
Sok felhasználó lemorzsolódik az ingyenes próbaidőszak lejárta után.
The company changed its onboarding to reduce churn.
A cég átalakította a felhasználói bevezetést, hogy csökkentse a lemorzsolódást.
If support is slow, subscribers churn quickly.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
Some users churn after one week.
Néhány felhasználó egy hét után lemorzsolódik.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
In business English, 'churn' often refers to leaving (not just changing). It is commonly uncountable as a process and countable as a rate/number in reports.
ਅਰਥ
customers leaving a service
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
users churn
|customers churn
|high churn
|reduce churn
|churned in the first month
|churned subscribers
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
leave (General and less technical.)
|
attrit (More formal/technical; often used in HR contexts.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
stay (To continue using the service or remain with the company.)
|
retain (Company-focused; to keep customers/users.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
business
|technology
|work
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
When people stop using a service and leave.
To lose customers, users, or employees over time as they stop using a service or leave an organization, often while new ones replace them.
ਨਾਂਵ
C1
BUSINESS
8
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
churn (in [a company/product]); churn among [a group]
The app has low churn compared with its competitors.
Az alkalmazás lemorzsolódási aránya alacsony a versenytársaihoz képest.
We saw a spike in churn after the price increase.
Az áremelés után hirtelen megugrott a lemorzsolódás.
Churn is highest among first-time subscribers.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
High churn is bad for a business.
A magas lemorzsolódási arány rossz egy vállalkozásnak.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Often confused with 'turnover' (which can also mean revenue). In this sense it means people leaving.
ਅਰਥ
rate or amount of customer loss
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
high churn
|low churn
|monthly churn
|reduce churn
|track churn
|churn problems
|churn is rising
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
attrition (More formal; often used for staff as well as customers.)
|
turnover (Common in business; can also mean sales, so context matters.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
retention (Keeping customers/users instead of losing them.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
business
|technology
|work
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
How many customers or users leave over time.
The amount or rate at which customers, users, or employees stop using a service or leave an organization over a period of time.
ਕਿਰਿਆ
C2
TECHNICAL
9
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
churn [an account]
The broker was accused of churning the client’s account for commissions.
A brókert azzal vádolták, hogy jutalékért túlzott kereskedést folytatott az ügyfél számláján.
Regulators fined the firm for churning customer portfolios.
A szabályozó hatóságok megbírságolták a céget az ügyfélportfóliók túlforgatása miatt.
Account churning can be hard to prove without trading records.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
This is a specialized finance meaning; in general contexts, 'churn' usually does not mean 'trade'.
ਅਰਥ
trade excessively to earn fees
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
churn an account
|account churning
|churn for commissions
|churn trades
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
overtrade (Broader; not necessarily for commissions.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
hold (Keeping investments without frequent trading.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
business
|finance
|law
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
To trade too much in a client’s account to make fees.
To carry out excessive buying and selling in a client’s account mainly to generate commissions or fees.
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਸ਼ਬਦਕੋਸ਼ੀ ਰੂਪ
churn
IPA
GB/t͡ʃˈɚn/
US/t͡ʃˈɚn/
ਸਿਲੇਬਲ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ
churn (1 ਸਿਲੇਬਲ)
Stress on 1st syllable (churn)
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰੂਪ
Noun
- Base: churn
- Plural: churns
Verb
- Base: churn
- 3rd Person Singular: churns
- Present Participle: churning
- Past: churned
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ
Forms
churns
noun
churning
verb
churned
verb
ਅਭਿਵੈਕਤੀਆਂ
churn out
1/t͡ʃˈɚn ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
produce quickly in large quantities
To make many things quickly.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- The factory churns out thousands of phones a day.
- He churned out three reports in one afternoon.
- Some studios churn out sequels with the same formula.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- This factory churns out cars.
- She churned out emails all morning.
churn over
1/t͡ʃˈɚn ˈoʊvɚ/
phrasal verb
think about repeatedly and anxiously
To think about something again and again with worry.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- She lay awake churning over what she had said.
- He churned the problem over for days without deciding.
- I kept churning over the details and getting more anxious.
churn through
1/t͡ʃˈɚn θɹˈu/
phrasal verb
process or use very quickly
To handle a lot of something quickly.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- The team churned through hundreds of support tickets in a day.
- The new model churns through data much faster than the old one.
- We churned through our budget in the first quarter.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- The computer churned through the data.
churn up
1/t͡ʃˈɚn ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
stir up; bring to the surface
To stir something and make it messy, or to bring back something unpleasant.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- The tractor churned up mud as it crossed the field.
- The documentary churned up painful memories for her.
- The argument churned up old resentments.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- The boots churned up the snow.