- 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.
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When Skubal took the mound in his last start for the Tigers on July 29, he knew it could be a turning point for him and the club.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Contrary to what you learned in civics class, the grease that keeps the wheels of American democracy turning isn’t voters, legislation, or donor cash; it’s staffers.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
In December, Edward Stack, Dick’s executive chair, said that turning around the sneaker chain would be hard work.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
The rise of complex ecosystems on land was one of the major turning points in the history of life.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
The soldiers were turning away to patrol another street.
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 dance is what the title suggests: the twistings and turnings of an insomniac, incarnated by the flexible Heriberto Meneses.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2022
The street she was looking for was three turnings past the tube station, itself another replica.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
