turning

[tur-ning]

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that turns.

2. an act of reversing position.

3. the place or point at which anything bends or changes direction.

4. the forming of objects on a lathe.

5. an object, as a spindle, turned on a lathe.

6. an act of shaping or forming something.

   the skillful turning of verses.

turning

/ ˈtɜːnɪŋ /

noun

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. a bend in a straight course

4. an object made on a lathe

5. another name for turnery

6. (plural) the waste produced in turning on a lathe

Other Word Forms

• unturning adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of turning¹

Middle English word dating back to 1200–50; turn, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

A gene-editing approach called prime editing could one day help treat many illnesses by turning faulty genes into healthy ones.

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"I'm only allowed to do business at this spot on weekends because during the week someone else uses it for their own business," she says while turning the dough in boiling oil.

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For some athletes the turning point in pulling back was the pandemic, said American marathoner and world qualifier Reed Fischer, as they embraced wearable tech that measures the body’s operations in detail.

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Now I go around the house turning off every light.

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In his new role, Schmitt will join a leadership team tasked with turning around a struggling business while up against activist investor Elliott Investment Management.

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