turning

English Online Dictionary. What means turning‎? What does turning mean?

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtɜː.nɪŋ/
• (General American) enPR: tûrʹ-nĭng IPA^(key): /ˈtɝ.nɪŋ/
• Hyphenation: turn‧ing
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nɪŋ

Etymology 1

From Middle English turnyng, turnynge, from Old English tyrning, turnung, equivalent to turn +‎ -ing.

Noun

turning (plural turnings)

1. (UK, Ireland) A turn or deviation from a straight course.
2. (field hockey) 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.
4. The cutting of wood or metal on a lathe to shape it as needed.

   Hypernym: machining

   Coordinate terms: boring (ID counterpart), drilling; milling, broaching, shaping, planing, grinding

5. The act of one who turns (rotates or twists).
6. One of the four eras, each lasting for about 21 years, that make up a saeculum according to the Strauss-Howe generational theory.

7. (plural only) Shavings produced by turning something on a lathe.

Synonyms

• (shavings): swarf

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English turninge, turnynge, turninde, turnand, turnende, from Old English tyrnende, turniende, present participle of Old English tyrnan, turnian (“to turn”). Equivalent to turn +‎ -ing.

Verb

turning

1. present participle and gerund of turn

Anagrams

• Ringnut, runting