turning - the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right"right - a turn to the right; "take a right at the corner" left - a turn to the left; "take a left at the corner" kick turn - a standing turn made in skiing; one ski is raised to the vertical and pivoted backward to become parallel with the other ski but headed in the opposite direction and then the other ski is aligned with the first stem turn, stem - a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it telemark - a turn made in skiing; the outside ski is placed ahead and turned gradually inwards three-point turn - the act of turning a vehicle around in a limited space by moving in a series of back and forward arcs version - manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery) |