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turning English
Noun
( en noun)
(British) A turn or deviation from a straight course.
* Take the second turning on the left.
(senseid)The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe.
The act of turning.
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(plural only) Shavings produced by turning something on a lathe.
* The turnings get into your trouser turnups!
Derived terms
* turning point
Verb
(head)
* The Earth is turning about its axis as we speak.
* He made wooden soldiers by turning them on a hand lathe.
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