churn – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of churn

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

See the 6 cognates of churn

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youchurn up sth
weLet's churn up sth
youchurn up sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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:]