Turning
/ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA change in direction or movement around a point.
Extra definitions
noun; verbMoving or changing direction.
noun; verbRotating or changing position.
noun; verbA road's change of direction.
Sentence Examples
Turning left leads to the station.
The turning wheel was loud.
We missed the turning.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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Word Origin & History
From Middle English turnyng, turnynge, from Old English tyrning, turnung, equivalent to turn + -ing.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
“Except for turnings with a deflated rear tire as an outerside tire, difference in the performance is small between fixed control and manual control.”
— 1974, Shoichi Sano, “Steering and Handling Characteristics of a Vehicle when Fail-safe Tire is Deflated”, in Fifth International Technical Conference on Experimental Safety Vehicles, page 909:
“Still talking—more to herself than to the children—she swam into a majestical dance of the stateliest balancings, the haughtiest wheelings and turnings aside, the most dignified sinkings, the gravest risings, all joined together by the elaboratest interlacing steps and circles.”
— 1910, Rudyard Kipling, Rewards and Fairies:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
____ left leads to the station.