turning

American  

[tur-ning] / ˈtɜr nɪŋ /

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.

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turning British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• unturning adjective

Etymology

Origin of turning

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

Example Sentences

Making "Year of the Horse" stuffed toys in a workshop, an employee accidentally stitched the festive foal's mouth on upside-down -- turning its cheerful expression into a gloomy frown.

From Barron's

There are a lot of top-notch players turning out for the A team on Friday night or not turning out at all this weekend.

From BBC

As guests pass through the foyer and enter Disneyland’s popular Haunted Mansion attraction, a ghoulish host delivers one last chilling message: “There’s no turning back now.”

From Los Angeles Times

Wall Street’s software jitters are turning into an AI slump.

From The Wall Street Journal

Several employees reported turning up for work on Monday to discover a notice on the window explaining that the business could no longer trade because of "regulatory matters".

From BBC

Related Words

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