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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(211) The dime reminded me of myself, turning hard corners and accelerating into a final bell-ringing disappearance through a bright metal trapdoor.
(212) She advanced on herself cautiously but with dignity, turning round before her turning image.
(213) Soon sales had increased by 17 percent and the center was turning a $ 111, 000 annual profit.
(214) Turning off the tape, he lay on the bottom bunk and crossed his arms under his head.
(215) He knew the airliner would be turning right at the end of the runway and that he would be turning left.
(216) But turning around such a tarnished image will not be easy.
(217) Hunters might seek to kill them, but they are quite capable of turning the tables and acting out the agent role.
(218) For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity. William Penn
(219) Passion is blushing furiously across pop, rapidly turning it to ashes in its shame.
(220) And look at her ... turning soft with admiration for a man who cared for nothing but his ambition.
(221) We all want progress. But progress means getting nearer to the place where you want to be. And if you have taken a wrong turning, then to go forward does not get you any nearer. If you are on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; and in that case the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive man. C.S. Lewis
(222) Turning now to benefit payments, marriage can, in some cases, affect existing arrangements.
(223) She imagined herself turning up at Alan's bedside with an armful of freesias and went hot all over.
(224) He was turning to ascend the ladder to the engine room when the ship's fire alarm sounded.
(225) After it he'd become withdrawn and moody,[sentencedict.com/turning.html] his formerly friendly nature turning acerbic and harsh.
(226) I remember their leader turning to go and wondering whether that was his signal for an all-out attack.
(227) Both cases can be covered by imposing the additional constraint and then turning to the second objective.
(228) The brief appearance of what may seem like an inconsequential maidservant may end up being the turning event of the story.
(229) American history reached a turning point when the first black American, Barack Obama, was elected and re- elected as president in 2008 and 2012 respectively. Dr T.P.Chia
(230) The tide on Capitol Hill appeared to be turning against the Gallegly amendment.
(231) If Joan was an abstract purist, other young artists were turning toward Bad Painting and cartoon art.
(232) Big processors such as Archer Daniels Midland have already announced they will be turning less corn into ethanol this year.
(233) It's claimed that Honda is turning away job applicants who belong to a union.
(234) Turning to the Babel story, Dark then elaborated his plan and announced his vision of things to come.
(235) Action has the magical power of turning dreams into reality. Dr T.P.Chia
(236) Nobody knows why, any more than anyone knows why amphibians are disappearing, dolphins are dying or coral is turning white.
(237) Hospitals can no longer afford medicines and are turning patients away.
(238) Hers is a one-in-a-million case which results in her turning blue and stopping breathing whenever she becomes excited or agitated.
(239) The Raiders finally abandoned hope of turning Ismail into a productive wide receiver.
(240) The school ethos was mainly concerned with turning out well-educated(sentencedict.com), potential wives of professional able-bodied men.
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.