"turn heads" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-turn heads.ogg [Australia] Forms: turns heads [present, singular, third-person], turning heads [participle, present], turned heads [participle, past], turned heads [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} turn heads (third-person singular simple present turns heads, present participle turning heads, simple past and past participle turned heads)
  1. (idiomatic) To garner a considerable amount of attention. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: head-turning, turn someone's head Translations (to garner attention): attirer le regard (French)

Inflected forms

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