unchurn
English
Etymology
un- + churn
Verb
unchurn (third-person singular simple present unchurns, present participle unchurning, simple past and past participle unchurned)
- (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.
- 2002, Mercedes Lackey, Eric Flint, Dave Freer, The Shadow of the Lion