Turning Synonyms and Antonyms

tûrnĭng
Growing
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. transforming
  2. becoming
  3. converting
  4. changing
Let (something) fall or spill from a container
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. veering
  2. swinging
  3. shifting
  4. reversing
  5. pivoting
  6. wheeling
  7. releasing
  8. rambling
  9. deviating
  10. transmogrifying
  11. curving
  12. transfiguring
  13. looping
  14. swiveling
  15. spinning
  16. sluing
  17. detouring
  18. diverting
  19. rotating
  20. revolving
  21. deflecting
  22. inclining
  23. reverting
  24. averting
  25. tacking
  26. resorting
  27. metamorphosing
  28. inverting
  29. bending
  30. inflecting
  31. gyrating
  32. eddying
  33. swirling
  34. applying
  35. swerving
To change to the opposite position, direction, or course.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. transposing
  2. remaking
  3. reversing
  4. transmuting
To twist and turn, as in pain, struggle, or embarrassment
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. favoring
  2. writhing
  3. tossing
  4. squirming
  5. agonizing
  6. preferring
To point
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. training
  2. setting
  3. laying
  4. directing
  5. pointing
  6. levelling
  7. aiming
  8. heading
  9. casting
To devote (oneself or one's efforts)
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. giving
  2. focussing
  3. directing
  4. devoting
  5. dedicating
  6. concentrating
  7. bending
  8. applying
  9. addressing
To break and turn over earth especially with a plow
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. souring
  2. waxing
  3. curdling
  4. plowing
  5. working
  6. growing
  7. fermenting
  8. getting
  9. coming
To repel
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. bending
  2. repulsing
  3. deflecting
  4. angling
Cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. curving
  2. bending
  3. twisting
  4. rounding
  5. folding
  6. crooking
  7. bowing
  8. deforming
  9. arching
  10. arcing
  11. angling
Twist suddenly so as to sprain
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. wrenching
  2. dislocating
  3. bruising
  4. spraining
  5. straining
  6. twisting
Antonyms:
  1. unbending
To make or become less sharp-edged
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. dulling
  2. blunting
To spade or dig (soil) to bring the undersoil to the surface
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. plowing
The act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. turn

Words Related to Turning

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Turning Sentence Examples

  • Your lips are turning blue!

  • He nodded, turning to leave the room.

  • Turning on one heal, she stalked off to her wagon.

  • Zach snuggled against him, turning his head and opening his tiny mouth in search of food.

  • A scarred tree marked a turning point in the trail, so she slowed down.

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