Complete Definition of "turning"

English

rank|wall|cry|step|811|turning|village|quickly|lie

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-turning.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun
#(British): A turn or deviation from a straight course
#* Take the second turning on the left
#The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe
#(plural only): The shavings produced by turning something on a lathe
#* The turnings get into your trouser turnups

Derived terms
turning point

Translations
trans-top|A turn or deviation from a straight course
Finnish: mutka
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trans-top|The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe
Finnish: sorvaus, sorvaaminen
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trans-top|The shavings produced by turning something on a lathe
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Verb
turning

  1. present participle of|turn

#*The Earth is turning about its axis as we speak.
#*He made wooden soldiers by turning them on a hand lathe.

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