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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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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.
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.
Definition of 'turning' Word Frequency. turning. (tɜːʳnɪŋ ) Word forms: plural turnings. 1. countable noun. If you take a particular turning, you go along a road which leads away from the side of another road. Take the next turning on the right. Synonyms: turn-off, turn, junction, crossroads More Synonyms of turning. 2. See also turn.
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 ( cause to) change the direction in which you are facing or moving: Turn right at the traffic lights. twist and turn The path twists and turns for the next half mile. We have to turn down/into/up the next road on the right. Plants tend to turn toward the source of light. She turned to face him.
1. verb. When you turn or when you turn part of your body, you move your body or part of your body so that it is facing in a different or opposite direction. He turned abruptly and walked away. [VERB] He turned to his publicist and jokingly asked, 'What's next?'. [VERB preposition/adverb] He sighed, turning away and surveying the sea.
n. 1. the act of one 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 something.
Definition of turn verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel. to cause to move around or partly around, as for the purpose of opening, closing, or tightening: to turn a key; to turn the cap of a bottle. to reverse the position or placement of: to turn a page; to turn an egg; to turn a person around.
