turning
A turn or deviation from a straight courseA turn or deviation from a straight course.
Meaning
6 senses(Ireland, UK)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 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.
Howe and Strauss predicted that in the Fourth Turning, Millennials would unite behind their president.
(plural, plural only)Shavings produced by turning something on a lathe.
The turnings get into your trouser turnups!
a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Middle English turnyng, turnynge, from Old English tyrning, turnung, equivalent to tuFrom Middle English turnyng, turnynge, from Old English tyrning, turnung, equivalent to turn + -ing.
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