Past tense of churn
regular verb
The past tense of churn is churned. The past participle is also churned.
Forms of churn
| Base form (V1) | churn /tʃɜːn/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | churned |
| Past participle (V3) | churned |
| Present participle | churning |
| Third person singular | churns |
Churned in a sentence
- Now the cream is churned to make butter.
- In those days, printing was big business in this city. Giant web-fed presses churned out countless tons of printed matter annually.From the entry printing
- For dessert, I churned up some vanilla ice cream.From the entry churn up
- The hurricane churned up the ocean.From the entry churn up
- But such stories continue to be churned out with no end in sight.2023 February 21, Chandran Nair, “Anti-China Rhetoric Is Off the Charts in Western Media”, in The Diplomat, archived from the original on…. From the entry off the charts
Meaning of churn
- verb To agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir with a rowing or rocking motion; generally applies to liquids, notably cream.
- verb To produce excessive and sometimes undesirable or unproductive activity or motion.
- verb To move rapidly and repetitively with a rocking motion; to tumble, mix or shake.
Questions about the past tense of churn
- What is the past tense of churn?
- The past tense of churn is churned.
- What is the past participle of churn?
- The past participle of churn is churned.
- Is churn a regular or irregular verb?
- Churn is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
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