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churn out

churn out verb: to produce a large quantity of (something) rapidly and easily.

Verb

churn out (third-person singular simple present churns out, present participle churning out, simple past and past participle churned out)

  1. (informal, transitive) To produce a large quantity of (something) rapidly and easily.
    • Near-synonym: crank out
    • Barbara Cartland was renowned for her ability to churn out romantic novels.
    Synonyms:
    crank out

Synonyms of churn out

Forms of churn out

third-person singular presentchurns out
present participlechurning out
past participlechurned out
pastchurned out

Words formed from churn out

Questions about churn out

What does churn out mean?
Churn out means to produce a large quantity of (something) rapidly and easily.
What part of speech is churn out?
Churn out is a verb.
What is the past tense of churn out?
The past tense of churn out is churned out.

Words near churn out in the dictionary

  1. churn and burn
  2. churn boy
  3. churn boys
  4. churn drill
  5. churn drills
  6. churn out
  7. churn rate
  8. churn rates
  9. churn supper
  10. churn suppers
  11. churn up

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