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- DictionaryTurn·ing/ˈtərniNG/
noun
- 1. a place where a road branches off another: "take the first turning on the right"
- 2. the action or skill of using a lathe.
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.
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.
turning. noun [ C ] UK uk / ˈtɜː.nɪŋ / us / ˈtɝː.nɪŋ /. Add to word list. Add to word list. B1. a place, especially a road, track, or path, where you can leave the road you are on: Take the third turning on the left after the traffic lights. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
3 days ago · turning in American English. (ˈtɜrnɪŋ ) noun. 1. the action of a person or thing that turns. 2. a place where a road turns or turns off. 3. the art or process of shaping things on or as on a lathe.
4 days ago · 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.
turning. ( ˈtɜːnɪŋ) n. 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. (General Sporting Terms) a bend in a straight course. 4. (Crafts) an object made on a lathe. 5. (Crafts) another name for turnery 2.
[intransitive, transitive] to move or make something move around a central point. The wheels of the car began to turn. I can't get the screw to turn. + adv./prep. The blades of the helicopter were turning slowly. turn something I turned the knob and pushed the door open. turn something + adv./prep. He turned the key in the lock.
