turning

noun

The act of one who turns (rotates or twists).

The cutting of wood or metal on a lathe to shape it as needed.

(UK, Ireland) A turn or deviation from a straight course.

(plural only) Shavings produced by turning something on a lathe.

(field hockey) At hockey, a foul committed by a player attempting to hit the ball who interposes their body between the ball and an opposing player trying to do the same.

One of the four eras, each lasting for about 21 years, that make up a saeculum according to the Strauss-Howe generational theory.

Synonyms for turning

volutionn circumgyrationn swivelingv circlingv twistingn turnaboutn spinningn shiftingn veeringn rollingn rotatingv twirlingv revolvingv circumvolutionn whirlingn rotationn

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