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View definitions for turning

turning

adjective as in flexuous

adjective as in revolving

adjective as in vertiginous

adjective as in whirling

Strongest matches

Weak match

noun as in bow

noun as in diversion

noun as in genuflection

noun as in revolution

noun as in rotation

noun as in tendency

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Example Sentences

But the tide was turning on this issue, an email from another constituent made clear.

Emetophobia tends to compromise my relationships, turning me into a selfish jerk.

These days, plenty of women are turning to online sites for no-frills male companionship.

The numbers reinforce another article in the Post, in which cops confessed to “turning a blind eye” to minor crimes.

The Butterbrief, issued by Pope Innocent VIII, was a turning point for the then bland Stollen, which gradually became sweeter.

When he had finished, she took them from his hand, and turning them round in agitated silence, examined their seals and writing.

There was a great comparing of papers, and turning over of leaves, by Fogg and Perker, after this statement of profit and loss.

Of silence before them that salute thee: of looking upon a harlot: and of turning away thy face from thy kinsman.

Further enlightenment (as with men) comes through grace as soon as they become beati through turning to good.

He sang the words with an odd, emphatic slowness, turning to look at Lettice between the phrases.

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On this page you'll find 690 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to turning, such as: alive, effective, operating, flowing, functioning, and going.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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