Turning
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtɜː.nɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Turning is a noun meaning (UK, Ireland) A turn or deviation from a straight course.
Meaning
(UK, Ireland) A turn or deviation from a straight course.
More Meanings
- The cutting of wood or metal on a lathe to shape it as needed.
- The act of one who turns (rotates or twists).
- One of the four eras, each lasting for about 21 years, that make up a saeculum according to the Strauss-Howe generational theory.
- (plural only) Shavings produced by turning something on a lathe.
- present participle and gerund of turn
- (field hockey) At hockey, a foul committed by a player attempting to hit the ball who interposes their body between the ball and an opposing player trying to do the same.
Example Sentences
Take the second turning on the left.
The turnings get into your trouser turnups!
The Earth is turning about its axis as we speak.
He made wooden soldiers by turning them on a hand lathe.
Word Forms
- turnings
Synonyms for turning
Depending on context, synonyms include swarf, moving, turn, revolving, rotating, wheeling.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include moving, revolving, rotating, wheeling, about-turn, u-turn.
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