churn out

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churn out verb (tr, adverb)

1. to produce (something) at a rapid rate: to churn out ideas
2. to perform (something) mechanically: to churn out a song

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

churn /tʃɜrn/   n. [countable]

1. a machine in which cream is beaten to make butter.

v. 

2. [~ + object] to shake, beat, or stir vigorously to make into butter:
   to churn cream.
3. to shake or move about vigorously or violently: [~ (+ up) + object]
   The storm churned (up) the sea.
   [~ + object + up]
   The storm churned it up.
   [no object]
   The sea was churning and the boat rocked back and forth.
4. to have a feeling or sensation as if moving or shaking:
   [no object] His stomach was churning from anxiety.
5. churn out, to produce quickly as if by machine and in large numbers or great quantity: [~ + out + object]
   She was churning out numerous articles and book reviews.
   [~ + object + out]
   She was churning them out rapidly.

churn•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

churn  (chûrn), n. 

1. a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter.
2. any of various containers or machines similar in shape or action to a butter churn, as a device for mixing beverages.
3. British Terms a large milk can.
4. Stock Exchange, Business an act of churning stocks by a stockbroker.

v.t. 

5. to agitate in order to make into butter:
   to churn cream.
6. to make (butter) by the agitation of cream.
7. to shake or agitate with violence or continued motion:
   The storm churned the sea.
8. Business (of a stockbroker) to trade (a customer's securities) excessively in order to earn more in commissions.

v.i. 

9. to operate a churn.
10. to move or shake in agitation, as a liquid or any loose matter:
    The leaves churned along the ground.
11. Stock Exchange, Business (of a stockbroker) to engage in the practice of churning.
12. churn out, to produce mechanically, hurriedly, or routinely:
    He was hired to churn out verses for greeting cards.

• bef. 1000; Middle English chirne (noun, nominal), Old English cyrne cyr(i)n; cognate with Middle Low German kerne, Old Norse kjarni, kirna

churn′a•ble, adj. 
churn′a•bil′i•ty, n. 
churn′er, n. 
Synonyms

• 7. whip, toss, convulse.