"turn-taking" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: turn-takings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} turn-taking (countable and uncountable, plural turn-takings)
  1. Taking turns; alternating. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (alternating): switching off
    Sense id: en-turn-taking-en-noun-2wV1PxDD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of 'alternating': 94 6
  2. (countable) An instance of the one participant taking control of some interaction, usually two-party, such as a conversation, from another. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-turn-taking-en-noun-mTRJbrdz

Inflected forms

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