"withturn" meaning in English

See withturn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: withturns [present, singular, third-person], withturning [participle, present], withturned [participle, past], withturned [past]
Etymology: From Middle English withturnen. By surface analysis, with- + turn. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|withturnen}} Middle English withturnen, {{surf|en|with-|turn}} By surface analysis, with- + turn Head templates: {{en-verb}} withturn (third-person singular simple present withturns, present participle withturning, simple past and past participle withturned)
  1. (ambitransitive, obsolete or archaic) To turn around; turn back or away. Tags: ambitransitive, archaic, obsolete
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