turn ing

To make a non-linear physical movement.

(intransitive, of a body, person, etc) To move about an axis through itself.

(transitive) To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.

(intransitive) To change one's direction of travel.

(transitive) To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.

(by extension) To give form to; to shape or mould; to adapt.

(transitive) To direct or impel (something) into a place.

(transitive) To position (something) by folding it, or using its folds.

(transitive, figuratively) To navigate through a book or other printed material.

(transitive) To twist or sprain.

(transitive, cricket) Of a bowler, to make (the ball) move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.

(intransitive, cricket) Of a ball, to move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.

(intransitive or transitive) To change condition or attitude.

(copulative, rather formal) To become (often used with colors, clear sudden changes, weather and ages).

(intransitive) To change the color of the leaves in the autumn.

To change fundamentally; to metamorphose.

(intransitive) To sour or spoil; to go bad.

(transitive) To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle.

(transitive, fantasy) To change (a person) into a vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.

(intransitive, fantasy) To transform into a vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.

(transitive, slang, sometimes offensive) To change the sexual orientation or gender of another person, or otherwise awaken a sexual preference.

To hinge; to depend.

To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.

To change personal condition.

(professional wrestling) To change personalities, such as from being a face (good guy) to heel (bad guy) or vice versa.

(ambitransitive) To make or become giddy; said of the head or brain.

To sicken; to nauseate.

To be nauseated; said of the stomach.

(reflexive) To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.

(transitive, usually with over) To complete.

(transitive) To make (money); turn a profit.

(transitive, soccer) Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.

To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.

(obstetrics) To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.

(printing, dated) To invert a type of the same thickness, as a temporary substitute for any sort which is exhausted.

(transitive, roleplaying games) To magically or divinely repel undead.

(archaic) To translate.

A change of direction or orientation.

A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation.

(geometry) A unit of plane angle measurement based on this movement.

A walk to and fro.

A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.

A spell of work, especially the time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.

One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.

A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one indicated, and the note itself again.

The time required to complete a project.

A fit or a period of giddiness.

A change in temperament or circumstance.

(cricket) A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).

(poker) The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.

A deed done to another; an act of kindness or malice.

A single loop of a coil.

(rope) A pass behind or through an object.

Character; personality; nature.

(soccer) An instance of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.

(circus, theater, especially physical comedy) A short skit, act, or routine.

(printing, dated) A type turned upside down to serve for another character that is not available.

(poker, obsolete) The flop (the first three community cards) in Texas hold 'em.

(UK, finance, historical) The profit made by a stockjobber, being the difference between the buying and selling prices.