Phrase Hound found 128 phrases and 10 compound words that contain turning. The most common are listed below. Open turning in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 128
- turning pointA decisive point at which a significant change or historical event occurs, or at which a decision must be made.
- turning outpresent participle and gerund of turn out
- turning uppresent participle and gerund of turn up
- turning the cornerpresent participle and gerund of turn the corner
- turning the pagepresent participle and gerund of turn the page
- turning the tablespresent participle and gerund of turn the tables
- turning awayAlternative form of turning-away.
- turning backpresent participle and gerund of turn back
- wheels are turningProgress is currently being made with respect to an ongoing process or other matter.
- turning overpresent participle and gerund of turn over
- turning pointsplural of turning point: A decisive point at which a significant change or historical event occurs, or at which a decision must be made.
- turning offpresent participle and gerund of turn off
- turning circleThe circular path formed by the wheel furthest from the centre of the turn when turning to the maximum extent.
- turning aroundpresent participle and gerund of turn around
- turning the boatpresent participle and gerund of turn the boat
- turning the scalepresent participle and gerund of turn the scale
- turning the trickpresent participle and gerund of turn the trick
- turning to accountpresent participle and gerund of turn to account
- turning the tidepresent participle of turn the tide: To undergo a change or reversal of a general trend.
- turning numberA version of winding number in which the number of rotations is counted with respect to the tangent of the curve rather than a fixed point.
- turning the knifepresent participle and gerund of turn the knife
- turning the dialpresent participle and gerund of turn the dial
- table-turningThe practice, at a séance, of the participants sitting around a table with their hands upon it, waiting for it to rotate and spell out communications from spirits.
- turning downpresent participle and gerund of turn down
- turning the screwpresent participle and gerund of turn the screw
Compound words 10
- woodturningThe craft of turning wood on a lathe to make useful or decorative objects.
- upturningpresent participle and gerund of upturn
- turningnessThe quality of turning
- overturningpresent participle and gerund of overturn
- disturningpresent participle and gerund of disturn
- downturningpresent participle and gerund of downturn
- misturningpresent participle and gerund of misturn
- outturningpresent participle and gerund of outturn
- topsyturningpresent participle and gerund of topsyturn
- underturningpresent participle and gerund of underturn