turning

Plural: turnings

Noun

• A point where something changes direction or rotates.
• the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
• act of changing in practice or custom
  • "the law took many turnings over the years"
• a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe
• a movement in a new direction
  • "the turning of the wind"
• the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe
• the activity of shaping something on a lathe
• A turn or deviation from a straight course.
• At hockey, a foul committed by a player attempting to hit the ball who interposes their body between the ball and an opposing player trying to do the same.
• The cutting of wood or metal on a lathe to shape it as needed.
• The act of one who turns (rotates or twists).
• One of the four eras, each lasting for about 21 years, that make up a saeculum according to the Strauss-Howe generational theory.
• Shavings produced by turning something on a lathe.

Verb

• change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
• undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
• undergo a change or development
• cause to move around or rotate
• change to the contrary
• pass to the other side of
• pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
• let (something) fall or spill from a container
• move around an axis or a center
  • "The wheels are turning"
• cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
• to send or let go
• to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
• shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel
• change color
• twist suddenly so as to sprain
• cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics
• accomplish by rotating
• get by buying and selling
• cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
• channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
• cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
• alter the functioning or setting of
• direct at someone
• have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
• go sour or spoil
• become officially one year older
  • "She is turning 50 this year"
• present participle and gerund of turn

Examples

• He made wooden soldiers by turning them on a hand lathe.
• Howe and Strauss predicted that in the Fourth Turning, Millennials would unite behind their president.
• Take the second turning on the left.
• That unexpected word was a real TURNING point in the Words With Friends game.
• The Earth is turning about its axis as we speak.
• The turnings get into your trouser turnups!

Synonyms

become, bend, call on, change by reversal, change state, deform, ferment, flex, grow, move around, plough, plow, release, reverse, rick, sour, sprain, turn, turn over, twist, work, wrench, wrick, swarf

Antonyms

unbend