turning
turning Lexical Profile
turning Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The act or process of rotating, revolving, or changing direction or course.
"The gradual turning of the seasons brings vibrant autumn foliage to the valley."
British A place where a road branches off from another; a junction or side road.
"Take the second turning on the left just past the village post office."
The craft or process of shaping wood, metal, or other hard materials on a lathe, or the shavings produced by this process.
"The carpenter swept the fine wood turnings from the workshop floor after finishing the table legs."
• adjective
Revolving, rotating, or changing direction.
"She watched the turning wheels of the locomotive as it slowly pulled out of the station."
• Rhymes for turning
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in Middle English from the verb 'turn' (derived from Old English 'tyrnan' and Old French 'torner', ultimately from Latin 'tornare' meaning 'to turn on a lathe') combined with the suffix '-ing'.