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churn rate
nounB2
/ˈtʃɜːn ˌreɪt/The percentage of customers or subscribers who stop using a company's product or service during a given time period.
churnalism
nounC1
/ˈtʃɜːnəlɪz(ə)m/A derogatory term for journalism that prioritizes speed and quantity over quality, characterized by the uncritical reproduction of press releases, wire copy, or other pre-existing content with minimal original reporting or fact-checking.
churning
nounB2
/ˈtʃɜː.nɪŋ/the act of stirring or agitating a liquid (especially cream) vigorously to produce butter.
churr
verbVery low
/tʃɜː/To make a low, trilling or vibrating sound, especially a continuous, low-pitched sound made by birds or insects.
churrasco
nounMedium-Low (regionally high in areas with South American influence)
/tʃʊˈræs.kəʊ/A South American method of grilling meat, often involving skewers or a barbecue grill.
churro
nounMedium-low
/ˈtʃʊr.əʊ/A fried dough pastry, typically made from a simple choux-like dough, extruded into a ridged cylindrical shape, fried until crisp, and coated in cinnamon sugar.
chuse
verb-ambitransitiveHistorical
/tʃuːz/An archaic and obsolete spelling of the verb 'choose'.
chute
nounverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
/ʃuːt/A steep, sloping or vertical channel, tube, or slide for conveying things downwards.
chute the chute
verb-intransitiveVery Rare / Archaic
/ˌʃuːt ðə ˈʃuːt/To ride down a large slide (especially a fairground ride called a "chute") for amusement.
chutist
nounLow
/ˈʃuːtɪst/A person who jumps from an aircraft using a parachute; a parachutist.
chutney
nounMedium
/ˈtʃʌt.ni/A spicy, chunky condiment made from fruits, vegetables, herbs, sugar and vinegar, originating from Indian cuisine.
chutzpa
nounLow-medium
/ˈhʊt.spə/Shameless audacity; extreme self-confidence or arrogance that makes one disregard normal social constraints.
chutzpah
nounC1/C2
/ˈhʊt.spə/Extreme and often shameless self-confidence, audacity, or nerve, especially when it oversteps conventional bounds.
chuuk
nounVery Low
/tʃʊk/A strong, wet, sucking or squelching sound, often made by an object moving through mud, thick liquid, or a soft, wet substance.
chuuk islands
plural-nounRare
/ˌtʃʊk ˈaɪləndz/A group of islands in the western Pacific Ocean, part of the Federated States of Micronesia.
chuvash
nounLow
/ˈtʃuːvæʃ/A member of a Turkic ethnic group primarily living in the Chuvash Republic of Russia.
chuvash autonomous republic
nounVery low
/ˌtʃuː.væʃ ɔːˌtɒn.ə.məs rɪˈpʌb.lɪk/The official name of Chuvashia, a federal subject of Russia with special autonomous status.
chuvash republic
nounLow
/ˌtʃuː.væʃ rɪˈpʌb.lɪk/A federal subject of Russia, an autonomous republic within the Russian Federation located in central European Russia, on the Volga River.
chuvashia
nounLow (C2/Proper noun/Specialist)
/tʃʊˈvæʃiə/A republic of the Russian Federation, located in the Volga region, inhabited primarily by the Chuvash people.
chyack
verbVery Low
/ˈtʃaɪ.æk/To tease or banter with someone in a persistent, good-natured, but slightly annoying way.

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