What does "table-turning" mean?

The 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.

What is a synonym for "table-turning"?

Common synonyms include: table-tipping.

Table-turning

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Noun

1
The 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. countable, uncountable
2
The act of turning the tables; a reversal or revenge. countable, idiomatic, uncountable
"Fantasies of table-turning and revenge seem to be commonplace in history; but war gives extra space for their enactment, and widespread weaponry also makes them more likely to be lethal […]"

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table-tipping

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"Fantasies of table-turning and revenge seem to be commonplace in history; but war gives extra space for their enactment, and widespread weaponry also makes them more likely to be lethal […]"

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