Past tense of 'churl' used as a verb; to behave like a churl, to act rudely or discourteously toward someone.
Formed by adding the regular past tense suffix '-ed' to the verb form of 'churl.' The verbification of 'churl' is relatively uncommon, showing how nouns describing character types can be converted into action verbs.
English allows us to verb nearly any noun—'he churled his way through dinner'—and this flexibility is one reason English is so adaptable; we can quickly create new action words when we need them, especially to describe social behavior.
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