noun

turning

TUR-nihng

noun

A change in direction; a bend or curve in a road or path.

"Take the next turning on the left."

"The river has a sharp turning just past the bridge."

The process of shaping wood or metal by rotating it against a cutting tool on a lathe.

"The chair legs were made by turning on an old wood lathe."

How to Use Turning

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA place where a road changes direction, or the craft of shaping material by spinning it on a lathe.

Common pairings

take a turning miss the turning wood turning

turnings plural

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Take the next _____ on the left.

From Old English tyrning, built from turn plus the "-ing" ending that makes a noun out of an action.

burning mourning churning returning