turning

noun

turn·​ing ˈtər-niŋ How to pronounce turning (audio)
1
: the act or course of one that turns
2
: a place of a change in direction
3
a
: a forming by use of a lathe
broadly : turnery
b
turnings plural : waste produced in turning

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The circumstances were similar in each case: a bicyclist traveling downhill on Freitas Parkway was struck by a driver turning left to Lea Drive. Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 25 July 2025 The wheel of the year continues its slow, strange turn, a turning at once painfully glacial and precipitously swift. Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025 The festivities kick off with Pride Eve, an event featuring the turning on of the cathedral’s beloved Pride lights, which this year will also include the colors of the transgender Pride flag. Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025 Wheelock Parkway is open to traffic traveling east and west, with no turning on Rice Street. County Road J, I-35E Meanwhile, work is scheduled to begin the end of July at the Ramsey County Road J and Interstate 35E exchange. Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for turning

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of turning was in the 14th century

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“Turning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turning. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.

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