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turning
noun
1 turning
2 turning
Act of changing in practice or custom.
3 turning
A shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe.
4 turning
A movement in a new direction:
— The turning of the wind.
synonym: turn.
Dutch: toerbeurt
5 turning
The end-product created by shaping something on a lathe.
6 turning
The activity of shaping something on a lathe.
adjective
Roget 311:
turning
etc.
v.;
circuitous;
circumforaneous†,
circumfluent†.
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