"turning" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɜː.nɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtɝ.nɪŋ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-turning.ogg [US] Forms: turnings [plural]
enPR: tûrʹ-nĭng 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, {{m|enm|turnynge}} turnynge, {{inh|en|ang|tyrning}} Old English tyrning, {{m|ang|turnung}} turnung, {{suf|en|turn|-ing|id2=gerund noun}} turn + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} turning (plural turnings)
  1. (British) A turn or deviation from a straight course. Tags: British 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 Categories (other): British English, English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 17 32 17 4 30 Disambiguation of 'A turn or deviation from a straight course': 95 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
    Sense id: en-turning-en-noun-9f2vcU05 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 17 32 17 4 30
  3. The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe. 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:shaping Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 17 32 17 4 30 Disambiguation of 'The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe': 2 1 82 0 15
  4. The act of turning.
    Sense id: en-turning-en-noun-iS29jd2M
  5. (plural only) Shavings produced by turning something on a lathe. Tags: plural, plural-only Synonyms (shavings): swarf Translations (The shavings produced by turning something on a lathe): стру́жка (strúžka) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-turning-en-noun-ou7jFubF Categories (other): English pluralia tantum, English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 17 32 17 4 30 Disambiguation of 'shavings': 1 1 1 0 97 Disambiguation of 'The shavings produced by turning something on a lathe': 2 2 13 0 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

IPA: /ˈtɜː.nɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtɝ.nɪŋ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-turning.ogg [US]
enPR: tûrʹ-nĭng 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, {{m|enm|turnynge}} turnynge, {{m|enm|turninde}} turninde, {{m|enm|turnand}} turnand, {{m|enm|turnende}} turnende, {{inh|en|ang|tyrnende}} Old English tyrnende, {{m|ang|turniende}} turniende, {{der|en|ang|tyrnan}} Old English tyrnan, {{m|ang|turnian|t=to turn}} turnian (“to turn”), {{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 Categories (topical): Crafts
    Sense id: en-turning-en-verb-7H4wgGoG Disambiguation of Crafts: 5 19 13 3 25 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ing (participial) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 26 6 0 19 42 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 11 24 6 1 18 40 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 21 7 1 17 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (participial): 9 16 8 2 15 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "by-turning"
    },
    {
      "word": "engine turning"
    },
    {
      "word": "it's a long road that has no turning"
    },
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      "word": "table-turning"
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    {
      "word": "turning approver"
    },
    {
      "word": "turning away"
    },
    {
      "word": "turning-away"
    },
    {
      "word": "turning-beam"
    },
    {
      "word": "turning center"
    },
    {
      "word": "turning circle"
    },
    {
      "word": "turning gear"
    },
    {
      "word": "turning number"
    },
    {
      "word": "turning point"
    },
    {
      "word": "turning post"
    },
    {
      "word": "turning rest"
    },
    {
      "word": "turning steel"
    },
    {
      "word": "turning tool"
    }
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        "plural"
      ]
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "British English"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "Take the second turning on the left."
        }
      ],
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        "A turn or deviation from a straight course."
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          "turn",
          "turn"
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          "deviation"
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        "(British) A turn or deviation from a straight course."
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      "tags": [
        "British"
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Field hockey"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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."
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        [
          "field hockey",
          "field hockey"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "field hockey",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(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."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shaping",
          "shaping"
        ],
        [
          "wood",
          "wood"
        ],
        [
          "metal",
          "metal"
        ],
        [
          "lathe",
          "lathe"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:shaping"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2012 March 30, Henry Petroski, “Opening Doors”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, pages 112–3",
          "text": "A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The act of turning."
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "English pluralia tantum"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The turnings get into your trouser turnups!"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Shavings produced by turning something on a lathe."
      ],
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        [
          "Shavings",
          "shavings"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(plural only) Shavings produced by turning something on a lathe."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "plural-only"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɜː.nɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɝ.nɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)nɪŋ"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-turning.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9b/En-us-turning.ogg/En-us-turning.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/En-us-turning.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "tûrʹ-nĭng"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "sense": "shavings",
      "word": "swarf"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zavoj",
      "sense": "A turn or deviation from a straight course",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "завой"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "A turn or deviation from a straight course",
      "word": "mutka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "A turn or deviation from a straight course",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "virage"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "strofí",
      "sense": "A turn or deviation from a straight course",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "στροφή"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "strophḗ",
      "sense": "A turn or deviation from a straight course",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "στροφή"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ghumāv",
      "sense": "A turn or deviation from a straight course",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "घुमाव"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "moṛ",
      "sense": "A turn or deviation from a straight course",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "मोड़"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "A turn or deviation from a straight course",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "viraj"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "english": "into a street",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "A turn or deviation from a straight course",
      "word": "bocacalle"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "struguvane",
      "sense": "The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "стругуване"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe",
      "word": "sorvaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe",
      "word": "sorvaaminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "trycksvarvning"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "svarvning"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "strúžka",
      "sense": "The shavings produced by turning something on a lathe",
      "word": "стру́жка"
    }
  ],
  "word": "turning"
}

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    "English terms inherited from Old English",
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    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verb forms",
    "English verbal nouns",
    "Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)nɪŋ",
    "Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)nɪŋ/2 syllables",
    "en:Crafts"
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        "2": "enm",
        "3": "turninge"
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "turniende"
      },
      "expansion": "turniende",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "tyrnan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English tyrnan",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "turnian",
        "t": "to turn"
      },
      "expansion": "turnian (“to turn”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "turn",
        "3": "-ing",
        "id2": "participial"
      },
      "expansion": "turn + -ing",
      "name": "suf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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    "turn‧ing"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The Earth is turning about its axis as we speak."
        },
        {
          "text": "He made wooden soldiers by turning them on a hand lathe."
        }
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        "gerund",
        "participle",
        "present"
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      "ipa": "/ˈtɜː.nɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɝ.nɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)nɪŋ"
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-turning.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9b/En-us-turning.ogg/En-us-turning.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/En-us-turning.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
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    {
      "enpr": "tûrʹ-nĭng"
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}

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