[{"word":"churns","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A vessel used for churning, especially for producing butter.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"a butter churn"},{"definition":"Customer attrition; the phenomenon or rate of customers leaving a company.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The time when a consumer switches his/her service provider.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The mass of people who are ready to switch carriers.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Cyclic activity that achieves nothing.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir with a rowing or rocking motion; generally applies to liquids, notably cream.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Now the cream is churned to make butter."},{"definition":"To produce excessive and sometimes undesirable or unproductive activity or motion.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To move rapidly and repetitively with a rocking motion; to tumble, mix or shake.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I was so nervous that my stomach was churning."},{"definition":"(of a customer) To stop using a company's product or service.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(travel) To repeatedly cancel and rebook a reservation in order to refresh ticket time limits or other fare rule restrictions.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(travel) To continually sign up for new credit cards in order to earn signup bonuses, airline miles, and other benefits.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/churn","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/churns"]}]