- present participle of turn.
turning
- active adj.
- featuring adj.
- flexuous adj.
- operating adj.
- revolving adj.
- vertiginous adj.
- whirling adj.
- adjustment n.
- angle n.
- bow n.
- circuit n.
- conversion n.
- departure n.
- deviation n.
- divergence n.
- diversion n.
- genuflection n.
- gyration n.
- metanoia n.
- regeneration n.
- reverse n.
- revolution n.
- rotation n.
- tendency n.
- turn n.
Example Sentences
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Pocognoli spent time in England during his playing career, turning out for West Bromwich Albion and Brighton & Hove Albion, and earned 13 caps for Belgium.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
On social media, vacationers are showing off their “pharmacy hauls” from across the continent, extolling the virtues of E.U.-made creams and serums and turning drugstores into can’t-miss destinations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
In a world where influencers warn of spiked cortisol levels and disrupted circadian rhythms, plenty of consumers are turning to prebiotic sodas, sugar-free beverages, and refreshers as substitutes.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
“They’re unconscionable, and should serve as a turning point in California’s failed state prison system, and the way they handle these types of allegations.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
As we rounded the corner, I glanced back to see a Nazi jeep turning into the street from the other side.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
"We get a lot of head turnings, if people are driving by, you can tell by their eyes they're just like, what?"
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2025
His initial Sleeping Beauty Castle was built utilizing plywood, PVC, wood turnings and cast resin veneer, but he has since updated the structure with largely polyurethane foam boards and 3D-printed materials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
“He didn’t need any instruction really. He just took control, flown us around, made some turnings and basic maneuvers,” Hughes said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2024
The epithet both inspires and eludes translators and gives Odysseus a mercurial character, which colors his adventures and suggests that the man of many turnings was something of a sneak.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 7, 2019
Lying nearby were other widows, their soft sighs and turnings like so many doves fluttering around me.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
