What is another word for turning?
Synonyms for turning
ˈtɜr nɪŋturn·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
turn, turningnoun
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
"he took a turn to the right"
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routine, turn of events, spell, play, number, twist, bend, tour, round, good turn, act, bout, crook, go, turn, bitturningnoun
act of changing in practice or custom
"the law took many turnings over the years"
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turnturningnoun
a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe
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turnturning, turnnoun
a movement in a new direction
"the turning of the wind"
Synonyms:
turn, turn of events, spell, play, number, routine, twist, bend, tour, round, good turn, act, bout, crook, go, bitturningnoun
the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe
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turnturningnoun
the activity of shaping something on a lathe
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turn
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Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
turningadjective
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revolving, rotary, rotating, gyratory, winding, circumrotaryturningnoun
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rotation, revolution, spinning, gyration, eversion, extroversion, flexure, flexion, incurvation, deviation, deflection, circumrotation
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "turning":
inflection, tipping, transforming, referring, rotate, pivot, convert, converting, transform, turn, passing, cornering, returning, rotating
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#123 | go | |
#143 | number | |
#516 | play | |
#552 | act | |
#982 | bit | |
#1007 | turn | |
#1080 | tour | |
#1309 | round | |
#4174 | convert | |
#4372 | turning | |
#4462 | passing | |
#5269 | routine | |
#5347 | returning | |
#6506 | bend | |
#6986 | spell | |
#7642 | referring | |
#7650 | transform | |
#7835 | twist | |
#10084 | converting | |
#12124 | rotating | |
#12920 | bout | |
#13088 | transforming | |
#14225 | rotate | |
#18728 | tipping | |
#19091 | pivot | |
#25335 | crook | |
#53676 | inflection | |
#58857 | cornering |
How to use turning in a sentence?
It's an obvious no-brainer... there should be no new developments on Murujuga, the world is turning against people like Asia Woodside that make vast profits at the expense of the planet and the expense of our heritage.
Turning these vulnerable people away because of political concerns that they may wish to seek refugee status is unacceptable and violates the obligation of governments to help people in distress at sea.
I really get sick and tired of people like Glenn Youngkin and Donald Trump. They constantly are dividing people. They're constantly turning people against one another, and why are we doing this to our students ? All we want to do is give them a quality education.
There are probably investors that are viewing today’s results as Wells Fargo turning a corner. There is good reason to be optimistic.
CNBC trashed the whole debate, they were so pathetic turning the 'substantive' debate into reality TV that I watched the World Series.
Translations for turning
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- drehenGerman
- στροφήGreek
- sorvaaminen, mutka, sorvausFinnish
- BerbalikIndonesian
- חֲרִיטָהHebrew
- svarvning, trycksvarvningSwedish
- quayVietnamese
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