Definitions
How to pronounce turning:
Turning - as a noun
The act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
Example: "He took a turn to the right"
Act of changing in practice or custom
Example: "The law took many turnings over the years"
A shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe
A movement in a new direction
Example: "The turning of the wind"
The end-product created by shaping something on a lathe
The activity of shaping something on a lathe
Turning - as a verb
(heading) to make a non-linear physical movement.
(heading) to change condition or attitude.
To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.
(usually with over) to complete.
Example: "They say they can turn the parts in two days."
To make (money); turn a profit.
Example: "We turned a pretty penny with that little scheme."
Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.
Example: "Ivory turns well."
To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.
To invert a type of the same thickness, as a temporary substitute for any sort which is exhausted.
To translate.
Example: "To turn the iliad"
To magically or divinely attack undead.
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Word Game Points
TURNING has a SCRABBLE points total of 8.
TURNING has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 12.
TURNING has a WORDFEUD points total of 10.
