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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.
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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • unturning adjective

Etymology

Origin of turning

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

Example Sentences

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It suggests that March can often start on quite a stormy note with wet and windy weather continuing from winter, before turning quieter and warmer at the end of the month.

From BBC

Dark-sky friendly bulbs, turning lights off when not needed, and closing the curtains at night.

From BBC

Specifically, customers are turning to AI chips more for inference, which is the process by which models reach conclusions based on information that’s new to them.

From MarketWatch

As a spinner, he was brought into the XI for the turning conditions in Colombo but England's semi-final is likely to be on a truer surface in Mumbai on Thursday.

From BBC

Embassy staffers and dependents evacuating, airlines suspending service, eyes in Iran warily turning skyward for signs of an attack.

From Los Angeles Times

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