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head-turning, a.
Brit. |ˈhɛdˌtəːnɪŋ|, U.S. |ˈhɛdˌtərnɪŋ|
[‹ head n.1 + turning adj.]
1. That has a mentally intoxicating effect, esp. that makes or is liable to make a person vain or proud or that produces a heady sensation. Cf. to go to (some)one's head at head n.1 38b and turn v. 2b.
c1844A. Opie in C. L. Brightwell Life A. Opie (1854) 364 This boy, in spite of the head-turning honours which were his at this early period, was possessed of..a due consideration for the rights of others. 1953L. P. Hartley Go-Between xiii. 147, I wasn't prepared for the storm of clapping which, owing to the confined space, had far greater impact and head-turning quality than the applause which had greeted my catch. 1962John o' London's 4 Jan. 20/1 Head-turning heights where vaulting ambitions leap. 1997Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 3 July 8 Perhaps, had the Shah's backers in Washington been somewhat less effusive in their head-turning praise, he might have saved his regime by paying more attention to building support for his reforms among his people.
2. Extremely noticeable or attractive; eye-catching, striking.
1968‘R. Amberley’ Incitement to Murder v. 128 She had..a head-turning beauty. 1979Washington Post (Nexis) 24 Feb. c1 To those who call these head-turning styles ‘costume’, Julie Schafler insists that store-bought designer clothes are the real costumes. 1991N.Y. Rev. Bks. 28 Mar. 75 (advt.) MWF, vibrant, sexy, head-turning fifty-one..dreams of a matching gorgeous guy. 1999C. Brookmyre One Fine Day in Middle of Night (2000) 102 Simone's now head-turning friend Alison had once been a fifth-year ugly duckling like herself. |