Synonym: turn. Similar words: returning, turn in, turn into, saturnine, mourning, burning, furniture, morning. Meaning: ['tɜrnɪŋ /'tɜː-] n. 1. the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course 2. act of changing in practice or custom 3. a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe 4. a movement in a new direction 5. the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe 6. the activity of shaping something on a lathe.
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(151) Can't you find a way of turning a deaf ear to her endless complaints?
(152) We saw the van carve up several cars, before turning left.
(153) The turning point came when reinforcements arrived from the south.
(154) The organization is turning to political agitation in order to achieve its aims.
(155) His chauffeur misread his route and took a wrong turning.
(156) I considered turning back, but it was getting late, so I pressed on.
(157) I couldn't sleep, but kept tossing and turning/tossing about in bed all night.
(158) We really went to town on it, turning it into a full, three-day show.
(159) In 1914 the world reached a turning point in its history.
(160) Dave felt she was deliberately turning the kids against him.
(161) Take the third turning on the left after the traffic lights.
(162) Once you have made a promise, there is no turning back.
(163) The promotion proved to be a turning point in his career.
(164) You stay on this road for a mile before turning off.
(164) Sentencedict.com is a sentence dictionary, on which you can find excellent sentences for a large number of words.
(165) I took the precaution of turning the water supply off first.
(166) Corbett rode along, turning over in his mind what Bruce had said.
(167) Take the first right, and then it's the second turning on your left.
(168) I could plainly see him turning his head to the right and left.
(169) He was a political gadfly, turning up at city council meetings and complaining about the waste of taxpayers' money.
(170) I think we must have taken a wrong turning somewhere.
(171) We said we would do it-there can be no turning back.
(172) Attach the nozzle to the garden hose before turning on the water.
(173) He fixed the rope around the post by turning it in.
(174) I've just had an inspiration: why don't we try turning it the other way!
(175) While other people were turning over the matter, he leapt in with his proposal.
(176) Darwin must be turning in his grave at the thought of what is being perpetrated in his name.
(177) He indicated that he was turning right[sentencedict.com], but then he turned left!
(178) He started life as a teacher before turning to journalism.
(179) During the daytime, it will be overcast, turning clear later.
(180) He turned his eyes to the door when he heard the handle turning.
More similar words: returning, turn in, turn into, saturnine, mourning, burning, furniture, morning, warning, yearning, earnings, concerning, good morning, early warning, furnish, burnish, burnished, turn, turn on, turn off, turn to, turn out, turn up, saturn, return, in turn, turn down, turn away, turn back, taciturn.