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noun
- 1. a place where a road branches off another: "take the first turning on the right"
- 2. the action or skill of using a lathe.
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turning. noun. turn· ing ˈtər-niŋ. Synonyms of turning. 1. : the act or course of one that turns. 2. : a place of a change in direction. 3. a. : a forming by use of a lathe. broadly : turnery. turnings plural : waste produced in turning. Examples of turning in a Sentence.
the act of a person or thing that turns. an act of reversing position. the place or point at which anything bends or changes direction. the forming of objects on a lathe. an object, as a spindle, turned on a lathe. an act of shaping or forming something: the skillful turning of verses. turning. / ˈtɜːnɪŋ / noun.
1. a. : to cause to move around an axis or a center : make rotate or revolve. turn a wheel. turn a crank. b (1) : to cause to move around so as to effect a desired end (as of locking, opening, or shutting) turned the knob till the door opened. (2)
TURNING definition: 1. a place, especially a road, track, or path, where you can leave the road you are on: 2. a…. Learn more.
Definition of 'turning' Word Frequency. turning. (tɜːʳnɪŋ ) Word forms: plural turnings. 1. countable noun B1. If you take a particular turning, you go along a road which leads away from the side of another road. Take the next turning on the right. Synonyms: turn-off, turn, junction, crossroads More Synonyms of turning. 2. See also turn.
turning. ( ˈtɜːnɪŋ) n. 1. Also called: turn a road, river, or path that turns off the main way: the fourth turning on the right. 2. the point where such a way turns off. 3. (General Sporting Terms) a bend in a straight course. 4. (Crafts) an object made on a lathe. 5. (Crafts) another name for turnery 2.
to change or alter the nature, character, or appearance of: Worry turned his hair gray. Synonyms: transform, transmute, metamorphose. to change or convert (usually followed by into or to ): to turn water into ice; to turn tears into laughter. to render or make by some change: Fear turned him cowardly and craven. to change the color of (leaves).
to ( cause to) change the direction in which you are facing or moving: Turn right at the traffic lights. twist and turn The path twists and turns for the next half mile. We have to turn down/into/up the next road on the right. Plants tend to turn toward the source of light. She turned to face him.
turn. (tɜːʳn ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense turns , present participle turning , past tense, past participle turned Turn is used in a large number of other expressions which are explained under other words in the dictionary. For example, the expression 'turn over a new leaf' is explained at leaf. 1. verb B1.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course. synonyms: turn. see more. noun. act of changing in practice or custom. “the law took many turnings over the years”. see more. noun. a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe.
