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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtɜː.nɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtɝ.nɪŋ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-turning.ogg Forms: turnings [plural]
enPR: tûrʹ-nĭng [General-American] Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English turnyng, turnynge, from Old English tyrning, turnung, equivalent to turn + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|turnyng}} Middle English turnyng, {{inh|en|ang|tyrning}} Old English tyrning, {{suf|en|turn|-ing|id2=gerund noun}} turn + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} turning (plural turnings)
  1. (UK, Ireland) A turn or deviation from a straight course. Tags: Ireland, UK Categories (topical): Crafts Translations (A turn or deviation from a straight course): στροφή (strophḗ) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), завой (zavoj) [masculine] (Bulgarian), mutka (Finnish), virage [masculine] (French), στροφή (strofí) [feminine] (Greek), घुमाव (ghumāv) [masculine] (Hindi), मोड़ (moṛ) [masculine] (Hindi), viraj [neuter] (Romanian), bocacalle (english: into a street) (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-turning-en-noun-oGCIWFIc Disambiguation of Crafts: 12 34 12 5 28 9 Categories (other): British English, Irish English, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 30 26 13 8 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 19 31 15 5 31 Disambiguation of 'A turn or deviation from a straight course': 96 0 2 0 3
  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. Categories (topical): Field hockey, Crafts
    Sense id: en-turning-en-noun-9f2vcU05 Disambiguation of Crafts: 12 34 12 5 28 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun), English terms suffixed with -ing (participial), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 38 11 2 26 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 21 36 11 6 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (participial): 18 31 10 5 23 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 41 8 6 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 41 6 3 27 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 47 4 3 25 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 30 26 13 8 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 23 39 10 6 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 41 8 6 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 41 10 7 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 19 31 15 5 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 24 40 9 5 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 24 41 8 6 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 15 48 7 5 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 24 42 8 6 21
  3. The cutting of wood or metal on a lathe to shape it as needed. Categories (topical): Crafts Translations (The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe): стругуване (struguvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), sorvaus (Finnish), sorvaaminen (Finnish), trycksvarvning [common-gender] (Swedish), svarvning [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-turning-en-noun-en:outer_diameter_cutting_on_a_lathe Disambiguation of Crafts: 12 34 12 5 28 9 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 30 26 13 8 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 19 31 15 5 31 Disambiguation of 'The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe': 6 2 55 1 36
  4. The act of turning (rotating or twisting).
    Sense id: en-turning-en-noun-r-4n7Yp-
  5. (plural only) Shavings produced by turning something on a lathe. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Crafts Synonyms (shavings): swarf Translations (The shavings produced by turning something on a lathe): стру́жка (strúžka) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-turning-en-noun-ou7jFubF Disambiguation of Crafts: 12 34 12 5 28 9 Categories (other): English pluralia tantum, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 30 26 13 8 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 19 31 15 5 31 Disambiguation of 'shavings': 1 1 1 1 97 Disambiguation of 'The shavings produced by turning something on a lathe': 3 3 11 0 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈtɜː.nɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtɝ.nɪŋ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-turning.ogg
enPR: tûrʹ-nĭng [General-American] Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nɪŋ Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|turninge}} Middle English turninge, {{inh|en|ang|tyrnende}} Old English tyrnende, {{der|en|ang|tyrnan}} Old English tyrnan, {{suf|en|turn|-ing|id2=participial}} turn + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} turning
  1. present participle and gerund of turn Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: turn
    Sense id: en-turning-en-verb-7H4wgGoG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "it's a long road that has no turning"
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      "word": "turning away"
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      "word": "turning center"
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      "word": "turning circle"
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      "word": "turning evil"
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      "word": "turning gear"
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      "word": "turning joint"
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      "word": "turning number"
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      "word": "turning point"
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      "word": "turning post"
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      "word": "turning rest"
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          "text": "Take the second turning on the left.",
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        "The cutting of wood or metal on a lathe to shape it as needed."
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          "ref": "2012 March 5, Henry Petroski, “Opening Doors”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, pages 112–3:",
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        "The act of turning (rotating or twisting)."
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        "(plural only) Shavings produced by turning something on a lathe."
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      "roman": "zavoj",
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      "sense": "A turn or deviation from a straight course",
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "A turn or deviation from a straight course",
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      "sense": "A turn or deviation from a straight course",
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      "sense": "A turn or deviation from a straight course",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "A turn or deviation from a straight course",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "sense": "A turn or deviation from a straight course",
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      "code": "es",
      "english": "into a street",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "A turn or deviation from a straight course",
      "word": "bocacalle"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "struguvane",
      "sense": "The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe",
      "word": "sorvaus"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe",
      "word": "sorvaaminen"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe",
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      "word": "trycksvarvning"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe",
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    },
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      "roman": "strúžka",
      "sense": "The shavings produced by turning something on a lathe",
      "word": "стру́жка"
    }
  ],
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}

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          "text": "He made wooden soldiers by turning them on a hand lathe.",
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}

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