Turning

Noun1.turning - the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right"
change of course - a change in the direction that you are moving
digression, divagation, diversion, deflexion, deviation, deflection - a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal"
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
swerve, swerving, veering - the act of turning aside suddenly
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)
2.turning - act of changing in practice or custom; "the law took many turnings over the years"
change - the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"
3.turning - a movement in a new direction; "the turning of the wind"
motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
turn around, reversal - turning in an opposite direction or position; "the reversal of the image in the lens"
yaw, swerve - an erratic deflection from an intended course
gyration, revolution, rotation - a single complete turn (axial or orbital); "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"; "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year"
coming back, return - the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
volution - a rolling or revolving motion

 

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