turning
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[ˈtɜː.nɪŋ]
English
Definitions
verb
- (heading) to make a non-linear physical movement.
- (heading) To change condition or attitude.
- To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.
- (usually with over) To complete.“They say they can turn the parts in two days.”
noun
- A turn or deviation from a straight course.“Take the second turning on the left.”
- 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 shaping of wood or metal on a lathe.
- The act of turning.