turning

noun

turn·​ing ˈtər-niŋ 

1

: the act or course of one that turns

2

: a place of a change in direction

3

a

: a forming by use of a lathe

broadly : turnery

b

turnings plural : waste produced in turning

Examples of turning in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If peace could have been reached before, there’s no turning back now. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

That makes the holiday-week backdrop look less like a policy turning point and more like a slow, uneven summer drift. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 July 2026

However, a real turning point that would define the future of both the shoe’s sole and its support is the work of two brothers from a small German town. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

Every baseball game has multiple turning points — times when a swing being a split second sooner or a fraction of an inch higher could change everything. — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing turning

• turning point
• turning tricks
• wood turning

Rhymes for turning

• burning
• churning
• earning
• learning
• spurning
• yearning
• adjourning
• concerning
• discerning
• returning
• overturning