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noun
- 1. a place where a road branches off from another: "take the first turning on the right"
- 2. the action or skill of using a lathe.
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TURNING definition: 1. a place, especially a road, track, or path, where you can leave the road you are on: 2. a…. Learn more.
noun. the act of a person or thing that turns. an act of reversing position. the place or point at which anything bends or changes direction. the forming of objects on a lathe. an object, as a spindle, turned on a lathe. an act of shaping or forming something: the skillful turning of verses. turning. / ˈtɜːnɪŋ / noun.
noun. turn· ing ˈtər-niŋ. Synonyms of turning. 1. : the act or course of one that turns. 2. : a place of a change in direction. 3. a. : a forming by use of a lathe. broadly : turnery. turnings plural : waste produced in turning. Examples of turning in a Sentence.
TURN definition: 1. to (cause to) move in a circle around a fixed point or line: 2. to perform a movement in which…. Learn more.
6 meanings: 1. Also called: turn a road, river, or path that turns off the main way 2. the point where such a way turns off 3..... Click for more definitions.
1. a. : to cause to move around an axis or a center : make rotate or revolve. turn a wheel. turn a crank. b (1) : to cause to move around so as to effect a desired end (as of locking, opening, or shutting) turned the knob till the door opened. (2)
to change or alter the nature, character, or appearance of: Worry turned his hair gray. Synonyms: transform, transmute, metamorphose. to change or convert (usually followed by into or to ): to turn water into ice; to turn tears into laughter. to render or make by some change: Fear turned him cowardly and craven. to change the color of (leaves).
Definition of turning noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
turn, cast, twist are colloquial in use and imply a bent, inclination, or habit. turn means a tendency or inclination for something: a turn for art. cast means an established habit of thought, manner, or style: a melancholy cast. twist means a bias: a strange twist of thought.
[intransitive, transitive] to change the direction you are moving or traveling in; to make something change the direction it is moving in turn (into something) He turned into a narrow street. turn something The man turned the corner and disappeared. turn something into something I turned the car into the garage.
