turning
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.
Other meanings
The cutting of wood or metal on a lathe to shape it as needed.
The act of one who turns rotates or twists.
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "tyrning".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “turning” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.