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- Dictionaryturning/ˈtəːnɪŋ/
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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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. Road junctions. box junction. circus. cloverleaf. corner. crossing. crossroads. fork. interchange. intersection. junction. mini-roundabout. on the corner.
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)
Definition of 'turning' Word Frequency. turning. (tɜːʳnɪŋ ) Word forms: plural turnings. 1. countable noun B1. 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.
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.
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. Discover More. Other Words From. un·turn ing adjective.
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.
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.
