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 Definitions of Turning  [ˈtɜr nɪŋ]  

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Definition of 'Turning' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) turning
the act of one that turns.

2.  turning
an act of reversing position.

3.  turning
the place or point at which anything bends or changes direction.

4.  turning
the forming of objects on a lathe.

5.  turning
an object, as a spindle, turned on a lathe.

6.  turning
an act of shaping something.


Definition of 'Turning' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) turn, turning
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
"he took a turn to the right"

2. (noun) turning
act of changing in practice or custom
"the law took many turnings over the years"

3. (noun) turning
a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe

4. (noun) turning, turn
a movement in a new direction
"the turning of the wind"

5. (noun) turning
the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe

6. (noun) turning
the activity of shaping something on a lathe


Definition of 'Turning' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) turning
a turn onto another road
Take the next turning on the left.


Definition of 'Turning' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Turning
the act of one who, or that which, turns; also, a winding; a bending course; a fiexure; a meander

2. (noun) Turning
the place of a turn; an angle or corner, as of a road

3. (noun) Turning
deviation from the way or proper course

4. (noun) Turning
turnery, or the shaping of solid substances into various by means of a lathe and cutting tools

5. (noun) Turning
the pieces, or chips, detached in the process of turning from the material turned

6. (noun) Turning
a maneuver by which an enemy or a position is turned

7.  Turning
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