turn
verb (used with object)
to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate.
am turning
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present progressiveof turn (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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I am turning 64 in February, and I retired in June 2025.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 31, 2026
“I mean that wholeheartedly. But at this time I do want to announce that I am turning professional. I’m accepting my PGA Tour membership.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
I am turning 80 this winter and what I do in this show is unquestionably the hardest thing I’ve ever done onstage.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2022
"We have the washing line up in the garden already because it is cheaper than the tumble drier and I am turning off all the lights."
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2022
“I am turning into a lump of ice, standing here.”
From The Corner House Girls Snowbound by Grace Brooks Hill
