turning

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɜː.nɪŋ/ (General American) enPR: tûrʹ-nĭng IPA(key): /ˈtɝ.nɪŋ/ (Northumbria) IPA(key): /ˈtɔːn.ɪn/ Hyphenation: turn‧ing Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nɪŋ === Etymology 1 === From Middle English turnyng, turnynge, from Old English tyrning, turnung, equivalent to turn +‎ -ing. ==== Noun ==== turning (plural turnings) (UK, Ireland) A turn or deviation from a straight course. (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. The cutting of wood or metal on a lathe to shape it as needed. Hypernym: machining Coordinate terms: boring (ID counterpart), drilling; milling, broaching, shaping, planing, grinding The act of one who turns (rotates or twists). One of the four eras, each lasting for about 21 years, that make up a saeculum according to the Strauss-Howe generational theory. (plural only) Shavings produced by turning something on a lathe. ===== Synonyms ===== (shavings): swarf ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English turninge, turnynge, turninde, turnand, turnende, from Old English tyrnende, turniende, present participle of Old English tyrnan, turnian (“to turn”). Equivalent to turn +‎ -ing. ==== Verb ==== turning present participle and gerund of turn === Anagrams === Ringnut, runting