turning

Definition:
1. The act of changing or reversing the direction of the course.
2. Act of changing in practice or custom.
3. A movement in a new direction.

Use 'turning' in a sentence:

1. I was sickened by the way Carol charmed all the men by turning coy.
2. He sat turning the pages idly.
3. I couldn't sleep but kept tossing and turning in bed all night.
4. Turning Cuban boat people away would be an inhumane action.
5. He sighed, turning away and surveying the sea.
6. She kept turning over the events of the day in her mind.
7. I could plainly see him turning his head to the right and left.
8. That argument was the turning point for their marriage, and the one which doomed it to failure.
9. He isn't turning.
10. Not turning up was just a cop-out.
11. His mind kept turning in an endless loop.
12. The turning disc is connected by a drive belt to an electric motor.
13. As postal rates go up, many businesses have been turning to telemarketing as a way of contacting new customers.
14. He was idly turning a crank on a strange mechanism strapped to his chest.
15. He kept turning the central heating down.
16. I'm turning up the heat, it's too cold.
17. My mom is turning into a religious maniac.
18. The vote yesterday appears to mark a turning point in the war.
19. Take the first turning, sorry, the third turning on the right.
20. The leaves were turning brown.
21. We said we would do it ─ there can be no turning back.
22. I think we must have taken a wrong turning somewhere.
23. The promotion marked a turning point in her career.
24. Only traffic turning right may enter the box.
25. At that moment he heard Gill's key turning in the lock of the door.
26. Turning the company around won't be easy.
27. The promotion proved to be a turning point in his career.
28. She was concerned that she might miss the turning and get lost.
29. Take the first turning on the right.
30. Take the first turning but one.
31. He started life as a teacher before turning to journalism.
32. The tide is turning ─ we'd better get back.
33. The tide is turning—we'd better get back.
34. She's gradually turning into a Stepford wife.