churn – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of churn

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to churn sth out
Participle: churned sth out
Gerund: churning sth out

Cognates

See the 6 cognates of churn

Indicative

Present

Ichurn sth out
youchurn sth out
he;she;itchurns sth out
wechurn sth out
youchurn sth out
theychurn sth out

Perfect

Ihave churned sth out
youhave churned sth out
he;she;ithas churned sth out
wehave churned sth out
youhave churned sth out
theyhave churned sth out

Past

Ichurned sth out
youchurned sth out
he;she;itchurned sth out
wechurned sth out
youchurned sth out
theychurned sth out

Pluperfect

Ihad churned sth out
youhad churned sth out
he;she;ithad churned sth out
wehad churned sth out
youhad churned sth out
theyhad churned sth out

Future

Iwill churn sth out
youwill churn sth out
he;she;itwill churn sth out
wewill churn sth out
youwill churn sth out
theywill churn sth out

Future Perfect

Iwill have churned sth out
youwill have churned sth out
he;she;itwill have churned sth out
wewill have churned sth out
youwill have churned sth out
theywill have churned sth out

Subjunctive

Present

Ichurn sth out
youchurn sth out
he;she;itchurn sth out
wechurn sth out
youchurn sth out
theychurn sth out

Perfect

Ihave churned sth out
youhave churned sth out
he;she;ithave churned sth out
wehave churned sth out
youhave churned sth out
theyhave churned sth out

Imperfect

Ichurned sth out
youchurned sth out
he;she;itchurned sth out
wechurned sth out
youchurned sth out
theychurned sth out

Pluperfect

Ihad churned sth out
youhad churned sth out
he;she;ithad churned sth out
wehad churned sth out
youhad churned sth out
theyhad churned sth out

Conditional

Present

Iwould churn sth out
youwould churn sth out
he;she;itwould churn sth out
wewould churn sth out
youwould churn sth out
theywould churn sth out

Perfect

Iwould have churned sth out
youwould have churned sth out
he;she;itwould have churned sth out
wewould have churned sth out
youwould have churned sth out
theywould have churned sth out

Imperative

youchurn sth out
weLet's churn sth out
youchurn sth out

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam churning sth out
youare churning sth out
he;she;itis churning sth out
weare churning sth out
youare churning sth out
theyare churning sth out

Perfect

Ihave been churning sth out
youhave been churning sth out
he;she;ithas been churning sth out
wehave been churning sth out
youhave been churning sth out
theyhave been churning sth out

Past

Iwas churning sth out
youwere churning sth out
he;she;itwas churning sth out
wewere churning sth out
youwere churning sth out
theywere churning sth out

Pluperfect

Ihad been churning sth out
youhad been churning sth out
he;she;ithad been churning sth out
wehad been churning sth out
youhad been churning sth out
theyhad been churning sth out

Future

Iwill be churning sth out
youwill be churning sth out
he;she;itwill be churning sth out
wewill be churning sth out
youwill be churning sth out
theywill be churning sth out

Future Perfect

Iwill have been churning sth out
youwill have been churning sth out
he;she;itwill have been churning sth out
wewill have been churning sth out
youwill have been churning sth out
theywill have been churning sth out

Conditional

Present

Iwould be churning sth out
youwould be churning sth out
he;she;itwould be churning sth out
wewould be churning sth out
youwould be churning sth out
theywould be churning sth out

Perfect

Iwould have been churning sth out
youwould have been churning sth out
he;she;itwould have been churning sth out
wewould have been churning sth out
youwould have been churning sth out
theywould have been churning sth out

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'churn'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'churn'

churr, burn, chain, char, chare, chark, charm, chart, chaun, chin,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

agitate
whip, mix, stir, whisk, beat

Antonyms

agitate
calm, tranquilize, compose, quiet

Additional Information

Etymology

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. See: Middle English 'chyrnen', Proto-Germanic '*kirnijaną', Wallon 'serene', Norwegian 'kjerne', Danish 'kærne', Swedish 'kärna', Icelandic 'kirna'.

Verbs referencing "churn"

Swedish kärna, Danish kærne.

Sample Sentences

  • Now the cream is churned to make butter.
  • no-churn ice cream
  • Churned in his teeth, the foamy venom rose. [1717, Joseph Addison, Metamorphoses:]
  • The slope of the terrain, shaped like a funnel, squeezed the growing swell of churning snow into a steep, twisting gorge. [2012, John Branch, “Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek”, in New York Times:]
  • I was so nervous that my stomach was churning.
  • Subscriptions can be ended or canceled, which is known as churn. If there are no subscriptions, a customer churns when they stop using the product. [2020, Carl S. Gold, Fighting Churn with Data, page 5:]