If you take a particular turning, you go along a road which leads away from the side of another road.
Take the next turning on the right.
Synonyms: turn-off, turn, junction, crossroads More Synonyms of turning
2. See also turn
More Synonyms of turning
turning in British English
(ˈtɜːnɪŋ)
noun
1. Also called: turn
a road, river, or path that turns off the main way
the fourth turning on the right
2.
the point where such a way turns off
3.
a bend in a straight course
4.
an object made on a lathe
5. another name for turnery (sense 2)
6. (plural)
the waste produced in turning on a lathe
turning in American English
(ˈtɜrnɪŋ)
noun
1.
the action of a person or thing that turns
2.
a place where a road turns or turns off
3.
the art or process of shaping things on or as on a lathe
turning in Mechanical Engineering
(tɜrnɪŋ)
noun
(Mechanical engineering: Manufacturing and assembly)
Turning is a metal cutting process done on a lathe.
A mandrel is a shaft that holds workpieces in place for turning on a lathe.
Milling and lathe turning are commonly used machining processes.
Turning is a metal cutting process done on a lathe.
More idioms containing
turning
the wheels are turning
Examples of 'turning' in a sentence
turning
The taxi driver who stops the clock after taking a wrong turning knows where the line is.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The chauffeur had taken a wrong turning.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Love that took a wrong turning can get back to its best.
The Sun (2016)
Nobody lets you out of a side turning.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Take the next turning on the right and park off the road.
Begg, Ean & Rich, Deike On the Trail of Merlin - a guide to the Celtic mystery tradition (1991)
Swimming has taken a wrong turning.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
When you look at your career chart, the moon helps you identify a missed turning.
The Sun (2012)
In December most of the runners were disqualified after they took the wrong turning.
The Sun (2012)
But no one tells the drivers, who take a wrong turning towards the museum.
The Sun (2014)
Along the way, they took a wrong turning and their truck got stuck in the snow.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The 25-year-old also said that the dry turning pitches have taken them by surprise.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The work's great formal turning points are invested with a sometimes almost ominous suspense.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
A relationship that took a wrong turning can get back on track.
The Sun (2010)
A partnership that took a wrong turning is back on track.
The Sun (2013)
A friendship that took a wrong turning can be rebuilt.
The Sun (2012)
A bigger turning point had come a year earlier.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
This will make June 4 a turning point.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He certainly didn't look like a loveable rogue: nor did he come over as a decent fellow who took a wrong turning.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Yet when Grandcourt had ceased to speak, there was an instant in which she was conscious of being at the turning of the ways.
George Eliot Daniel Deronda (1876)
In other languages
turning
British English: turning /ˈtɜːnɪŋ/ NOUN
If you take a particular turning, you go along a road which leads away from the side of another road.
Take the next turning on the right.
American English: turnoff
Arabic: مُنْعَطَف
Brazilian Portuguese: desvio
Chinese: 转弯处
Croatian: skretanje
Czech: odbočka
Danish: sidevej
Dutch: afslag
European Spanish: giro
Finnish: risteytyvä tie
French: tournant
German: Abzweigung
Greek: στρίψιμο
Italian: svolta
Japanese: 分かれ道
Korean: 모퉁이
Norwegian: sving
Polish: zakręt
European Portuguese: desvio
Romanian: răspântie de drumuri
Russian: поворот
Latin American Spanish: bocacalle
Swedish: vändning
Thai: จุดเลี้ยว
Turkish: kıvrım
Ukrainian: поворот
Vietnamese: đoạn đường ngoặt
All related terms of 'turning'
gruppetti
a turn
gruppetto
a turn
tirl
to turn
turn
When you turn or when you turn part of your body, you move your body or part of your body so that it is facing in a different or opposite direction.
table-turning
the movement of a table attributed by spiritualists to the power of spirits working through a group of persons placing their hands or fingers on the table top
turning lathe
a machine for shaping, boring , facing , or cutting a screw thread in metal, wood, etc, in which the workpiece is turned about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool
turning point
A turning point is a time at which an important change takes place which affects the future of a person or thing.
wood turning
the art or process of turning , or shaping, wood on a lathe
turning circle
the smallest circle in which a vehicle can turn
turning radius
the smallest circle in which a vehicle can turn
turn in
When you turn in , you go to bed.
turn on
When you turn on a piece of equipment or a supply of something, you cause heat , sound, or water to be produced by adjusting the controls.
turn to
to set about a task
turn up
If you say that someone or something turns up , you mean that they arrive, often unexpectedly or after you have been waiting a long time.
turn off
If you turn off the road or path you are going along, you start going along a different road or path which leads away from it.
turn out
If something turns out a particular way, it happens in that way or has the result or degree of success indicated .
about turn
An about-turn is the same as an → about-face .
turn around
If you turn something around , or if it turns around , it is moved so that it faces the opposite direction .
turn away
If you turn someone away , you do not allow them to enter your country, home , or other place.
turn back
If you turn back or if someone turns you back when you are going somewhere , you change direction and go towards where you started from.
turn down
If you turn down a person or their request or offer , you refuse their request or offer.
turn over
If you turn something over , or if it turns over , it is moved so that the top part is now facing downwards .
the wheels are turning
said to mean that a process or situation is continuing to develop and progress
turn against
If you turn against someone or something, or if you are turned against them, you stop supporting them, trusting them, or liking them.
turn over to
If you turn something over to a different function or use, you change its function or use.
Chinese translation of 'turning'
turning
(ˈtəːnɪŋ)
n(c)
(in road) 拐(枴)弯(彎) (guǎiwān) (个(個), gè)
turn
(təːn)
n(c)
(= change) 转(轉)变(變) (zhuǎnbiàn) (次, cì)
⇒ every twist and turn in government policy政府政策的每一次扭转 (zhèngfǔ zhèngcè de měi yī cì niǔzhuǎn)
(in road) 转(轉)弯(彎) (zhuǎnwān) (个(個), gè)
(= performance) 表演 (biǎoyǎn) (次, cì)
⇒ a comedy turn喜剧表演 (xǐjù biǎoyǎn)
(in game, queue, series) 机(機)会(會) (jīhuì) (个(個), gè)
⇒ He stood in the queue waiting his turn.他排队等着轮到他。 (Tā páiduì děngzhe lúndào tā.)
(Brit, inf, Med) 发(發)病 (fābìng)
⇒ Mrs Reilly is having one of her turns.瑞利夫人的病发作了。 (Ruìlì fūrén de bìng fāzuò le.)
vt
[part of body]转(轉)动(動) (zhuàndòng)
⇒ He turned his head left and right.他把头左右转动。 (Tā bǎ tóu zuǒyòu zhuǎndòng.)
[object]调(調)转(轉) (diàozhuǎn)
⇒ She turned the bedside chair to face the door.她把床边的椅子转向门口。 (Tā bǎ chuáng biān de yǐzi zhuǎnxiàng ménkǒu.)
[handle, key]转(轉)动(動) (zhuǎndòng)
[page]翻 (fān)
(= shape)[wood, metal]打制(製) (dǎzhì)
vi
(= rotate)[object, wheel]旋转(轉) (xuánzhuǎn)
⇒ The cog wheels started to turn.齿轮开始旋转。 (Chǐlún kāishǐ xuánzhuǎn.)
(= change direction)[person]转(轉)身 (zhuǎnshēn)
⇒ He turned abruptly and walked away.他突然转身走开了。 (Tā tūrán zhuǎnshēn zǒukāi le.)
[vehicle]转(轉)向 (zhuǎnxiàng)
⇒ You come over a bridge and turn sharply to the right.你走到桥边然后照直向右转。 (Nǐ zǒudào qiáo biān ránhòu zhàozhí xiàng yòu zhuǎn.)
(= become sour)[milk]变(變)质(質) (biànzhì)
to take a turn for the worse[situations, events]恶(惡)化 (èhuà)
"no left turn""禁止左转(轉)" ("jìnzhǐ zuǒ zhuǎn")
it's my turn to ... 轮(輪)到我做 ... (lúndào wǒ zuò ... )
to take turns or to take it in turns (to do sth)轮(輪)流做(某事) (lúnliú zuò (mǒushì))
in turn (= one after the other) 轮(輪)流 (lúnliú) (= then, afterwards) 依次 (yīcì)
turn of events事态(態)变(變)迁(遷) (shìtài biànqiān)
it gave me quite a turn (inf) 吓(嚇)了我一跳 (xiàle wǒ yī tiào)
at the turn of the century/year在世纪(紀)/新年之交 (zài shìjì/xīnnián zhī jiāo)
to do sb a good turn帮某人大忙 (bāng mǒurén dà máng)
to turn forty满(滿)40岁(歲) (mǎn sìshí suì)
to turn grey[person, hair]变(變)灰白 (biàn huībái)
to turn green/blue etc变(變)绿(綠)/蓝(藍)等 (biàn lǜ/lán děng)
to turn nasty变(變)糟 (biàn zāo)
All related terms of 'turning'
turn
( change ) 转(轉)变(變) zhuǎnbiàn [ 次 cì ] ⇒ every twist and turn in government policy → 政府政策的每一次扭转 zhèngfǔ zhèngcè de měi yī cì niǔzhuǎn
turning point
转(轉)弯(彎)处(處) zhuǎnwānchù [ 个(個) gè ]
turn in
( inf : go to bed ) 睡觉(覺) shuìjiào
turn off
( from road ) 拐弯(彎) guǎiwān
turn on
( light, radio, tap ) 打开(開) dǎkāi
turn out
( light, gas ) 关(關)掉 guāndiào
turn to
( page ) 翻到 fāndào
turn up
( arrive : person ) 露面 lòumiàn
turn away
放弃(棄) fàngqì
turn back
往回走 wǎnghuí zǒu
turn down
( request, offer ) 拒绝(絕) jùjué
turn into
变(變)成 biànchéng ⇒ The water turns into steam. → 水变成了蒸汽。 Shuǐ biànchéngle zhēngqì.
turn over
( person ) 翻身 fānshēn
turn round
( person, vehicle ) 调(調)转(轉) diàozhuǎn
turn against
转(轉)而反对(對) zhuǎn ér fǎnduì
turn around
= turn round
1 (noun)
Definition
the point where such a way turns off
Take the next turning on the right.
Synonyms
turn-off
They slowed down. There was a turn-off just ahead.
turn
the journey to the turn on the A4
junction
Follow the road to a junction and turn left.
crossroads
side road
exit
2 (noun)
Definition
a road, river, or path that turns off the main way
a turning in the river
Synonyms
bend
The crash occurred on a sharp bend.
turn
You can't do a right-hand turn here.
curve
a curve in the road
Additional synonyms
in the sense of curve
Definition
a continuously bending line with no straight parts
a curve in the road
Synonyms
bend,
turn,
loop,
arc,
curvature,
camber
in the sense of junction
Definition
a place where roads or railway lines meet, link, or cross each other