turning

EnglishEdit

turn +‎ -ing

enPR: tûrʹ-nĭng, IPA^(key): /ˈtɜr.nɪŋ/
- (UK) IPA^(key): [ˈtɜː.nɪŋ]
- (US) IPA^(key): [ˈtɝ.nɪŋ]
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Rhymes: -ɜː(r)nɪŋ
Hyphenation: turn‧ing
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nɪŋ

turning (plural turnings)

(UK) A turn or deviation from a straight course.
- Take the second turning on the left.
The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe.
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.
(plural only) Shavings produced by turning something on a lathe.
- The turnings get into your trouser turnups!

A turn or deviation from a straight course

The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe

The shavings produced by turning something on a lathe

turning

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.