Synonyms for turning
ˈtɜr nɪŋturn·ing

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1. turn, turningnoun

   the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

   "he took a turn to the right"

   Synonyms:
   routine, turn of events, spell, play, number, twist, bend, tour, round, good turn, act, bout, crook, go, turn, bit

2. turningnoun

   act of changing in practice or custom

   "the law took many turnings over the years"

   Synonyms:
   turn

3. turningnoun

   a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe

   Synonyms:
   turn

4. turning, turnnoun

   a movement in a new direction

   "the turning of the wind"

   Synonyms:
   turn, turn of events, spell, play, number, routine, twist, bend, tour, round, good turn, act, bout, crook, go, bit

5. turningnoun

   the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe

   Synonyms:
   turn

6. turningnoun

   the activity of shaping something on a lathe

   Synonyms:
   turn

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Change Of Course
   • End Product
   • Formation
   • Movement
   • Paring

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1. turningadjective

   Synonyms:
   revolving, rotary, rotating, gyratory, winding, circumrotary

2. turningnoun

   Synonyms:
   rotation, revolution, spinning, gyration, eversion, extroversion, flexure, flexion, incurvation, deviation, deflection, circumrotation

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1. List of paraphrases for "turning":

   inflection, tipping, transforming, referring, rotate, pivot, convert, converting, transform, turn, passing, cornering, returning, rotating

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1. President Obama:

   What should give us hope that this is a turning point, that this is the moment we finally determined we would save our planet, is the fact that our nations share a sense of urgency about this challenge and a growing realization that it is within our power to do something about it.

2. Senior Conservative lawmaker David Davis:

   There is a risk what we may end up doing is turning a decent debate into a bitter argument, this doesn’t show a great deal of confidence in the outcome of those negotiations that he has to say now my way or the high way, stay and obey the line or leave.

3. Sean Kearney:

   We were set a target weight of 100kg (220 pounds), but we knew from the outset we wanted to exceed that, the team included representatives from NPD, marketing, and engineering; and together we designed and built everything, including a swing to aid [in] turning the patty during cooking. That was perhaps the most challenging part of the record as we didn't want to break the patty.

4. Jim McAleese:

   These deals are critical to helping her solidify her personal leadership since Lockheed has been heavily focused in recent years on share repurchases, dividends and turning F-35 around.

5. Joel White:

   In other countries, we have seen single-payer shows us that putting more control of health care into the hands of politicians is bad medicine, costs and taxes will rise, or patient access will be severely diminished – turning America’s medical system into a third-world product.