turning
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈtɜː.nɪŋ/
  • (America) enPR: tûrʹ-nĭng IPA: /ˈtɝ.nɪŋ/
Etymology 1

From Middle English turnyng, turnynge, from Old English tyrning, turnung, equivalent to .

Noun

turning (plural turnings)

  1. (British) A turn or deviation from a straight course.
    Take the second turning on the left.
  2. (field hockey) At hockey, a foul committed by a player attempting to hit the ball who interposes their body between the ball and an opposing player trying to do the same.
  3. The cutting of wood or metal on a lathe to shape it as needed.
    Hypernyms: machining#Noun
    Coordinate terms: boring (ID counterpart), drilling; milling, broaching, shaping, planing, grinding
  4. The act of turning (rotating or twisting).
  5. (plural only) Shavings produced by turning something on a lathe.
    The turnings get into your trouser turnups!
Synonyms Translations
  • French: virage
  • Spanish: bocacalle (into a street)
Etymology 2

From Middle English turninge, turnynge, turninde, turnand, turnende, from Old English tyrnende, turniende, present participle of Old English tyrnan, turnian.

Verb
  1. Present participle and gerund of turn
    The Earth is turning about its axis as we speak.
    He made wooden soldiers by turning them on a hand lathe.



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