turning

/ˈtɜː.nɪŋ/noun
High School
1

A turn or deviation from a straight course.

2

At hockey, a foul committed by a player attempting to hit the ball who interposes their body between the ball and an opposing player trying to do the same.

3

The cutting of wood or metal on a lathe to shape it as needed.

4

The act of one who turns (rotates or twists).

5

One of the four eras, each lasting for about 21 years, that make up a saeculum according to the Strauss-Howe generational theory.

6

Shavings produced by turning something on a lathe.

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