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turnings

  • plural
    of turning.
    turning
    noun
    the act of a person or thing that turns.

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"We get a lot of head turnings, if people are driving by, you can tell by their eyes they're just like, what?"

From BBC Oct. 13, 2025

His initial Sleeping Beauty Castle was built utilizing plywood, PVC, wood turnings and cast resin veneer, but he has since updated the structure with largely polyurethane foam boards and 3D-printed materials.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 13, 2024

“He didn’t need any instruction really. He just took control, flown us around, made some turnings and basic maneuvers,” Hughes said.

From Seattle Times Feb. 6, 2024

“My publishing history’s just so checkered with sudden reversals, ups and downs, confusions, wrong turnings, and at the end of my life, virtually, it seems like things are starting to work out,” he said.

From New York Times Mar. 27, 2018

The street she was looking for was three turnings past the tube station, itself another replica.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan