turning
turning is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, turning is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofturning
- (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.
- A turn or deviation from a straight course.
Example: "Take the second turning on the left."
- 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 shaping of wood or metal on a lathe.
- The act of turning.
- Shavings produced by turning something on a lathe.
Example: "The turnings get into your trouser turnups!"
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