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plural turnings
(Britain) A turn or deviation from a straight course. examples
(field hockey) 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. examples
The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe. examples
The act of turning. quotations examples
A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place.
2012 March, Henry Petroski, “Opening Doors”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, pages 112–3
(plural only) Shavings produced by turning something on a lathe. examples
present participle and gerund of turn examples