unchurn

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

un- +‎ churn

Verb[edit]

unchurn (third-person singular simple present unchurns, present participle unchurning, simple past and past participle unchurned)

  1. (transitive) Hypothetically, to undo the churning of.
    • 2002, Mercedes Lackey, Eric Flint, Dave Freer, The Shadow of the Lion:
      When she did finally arrive, Maria wore a scowl that would have frightened cream into unchurning itself back into butter.
    • 2012, Priya Basil, Ishq and Mushq, page 329:
      Karam stirred his lassi as if trying to unchurn the yoghurt.