Turning

Pronunciation

• enPR: tûrʹ-nÄ­ng, IPA: /ˈtÉœr.nɪŋ/
• UK IPA: ˈtɜː.nɪŋ
• US IPA: ˈtɝ.nɪŋ
• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)nɪŋ
• Hyphenation: turn + ing
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nɪŋ

Origin

turn + -ing

Full definition of turning

Noun

1. (British) A turn or deviation from a straight course.
• Take the second turning on the left.
2. (shaping)The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe.
3. The act of turning.
• 2012-03, Henry Petroski, Opening Doors, A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place.
4. (plural only) Shavings produced by turning something on a lathe.
• The turnings get into your trouser turnups!

Derived terms

• turning point

Verb

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.