turning
A turn or deviation from a straight course.
Noun 4 meanings
A turn or deviation from a straight course.
“Take the second turning on the left.”
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.
The cutting of wood or metal on a lathe to shape it as needed.
The act of one who turns (rotates or twists).
Etymology
From Middle English turnyng, turnynge, from Old English tyrning, turnung, equivalent to turn + -ing.
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TURNING at a glance
TURNING has 7 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (T 1 + U 1 + R 1 + N 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,973 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with turning
All rhymes- BEING8
- GOING7
- SOMETHING15
- DURING8
- THING9
- DOING7
- HAVING13
- GETTING9
- LOOKING12
- ANYTHING15
- NOTHING11
- EVERYTHING20
One letter away
- BURNING10
- DURNING9
- TURFING11
- GURNING9
- TUNNING8
- TERNING8
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