turning

English

Etymology

turn +‎ -ing

Pronunciation

• enPR: tûrʹ-nĭng, IPA: /ˈtɜr.nɪŋ/, X-SAMPA: /"t3r.nIN/
  • (UK) IPA: [ˈtɜː.nɪŋ], X-SAMPA: ["t3:.nIN]
  • (US) IPA: [ˈtɝ.nɪŋ], X-SAMPA: ["t3`.nIN]

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)nɪŋ
• Hyphenation: turn‧ing
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nɪŋ

Noun

turning (plural turnings)

1. (UK) A turn or deviation from a straight course.
   • Take the second turning on the left.
2. A shaping of wood or metal on a lathe.
3. The act of turning.
   • 2012 March 1, Henry Petroski, “Opening Doors”, American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 112-3: 

     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.

4. (plural only) Shavings produced by turning something on a lathe.
   • The turnings get into your trouser turnups!

Derived terms

• turning point

Translations

A turn or deviation from a straight course

• Finnish: mutka (fi)

The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe

• Finnish: sorvaus, sorvaaminen

• Swedish: trycksvarvning (sv) c, svarvning (sv) c

The shavings produced by turning something on a lathe

Verb

turning

1. Present participle of turn.
   • The Earth is turning about its axis as we speak.
   • He made wooden soldiers by turning them on a hand lathe.

Statistics

• Most common English words before 1923: wall · cry · step · #811: turning · village · quickly · lie