turning

Definition

A turn or deviation from a straight course.

Etymology

From Middle English turnyng, turnynge, from Old English tyrning, turnung, equivalent to turn + -ing.

Example Sentences

• "Take the second turning on the left."
• "Except for turnings with a deflated rear tire as an outerside tire, difference in the performance is small between fixed control and manual control."
• "Still talking—more to herself than to the children—she swam into a majestical dance of the stateliest balancings, the haughtiest wheelings and turnings aside, the most dignified sinkings, the gravest risings, all joined together by the elaboratest interlacing steps and circles."