It is no wonder that you are turning down the proposal.
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Turning
/ˈtɜː.nɪŋ/
Synonyms for "turning" (278 found)
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Closest matches (56)
aberrancyaberrantaberrationaberrativeabout-faceambagesambagiousanfractuosityanfractuousangleangular momentumangular motionangular velocityaxial motionbendbendingbiasbowbowingbowling
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branching offcentrifugationcirclingcircuitioncircuitouscircuitousnesscircuitrycircularitycirculationcircumambagescircumambiencecircumambiencycircumambulationcircumbendibuscircumflexioncircumgyrationcircumlocutioncircumlocutorycircummigrationcircumnavigationcircumrotationcircumvolutionconflexureconversionconvolutionconvolutionalcornercrinkle
Verb(1 words)
calculate rotational kinetic energy
Strong matches (83)
crinklingcrookcurvedeclinationdeflectiondepartingdeparturedesultorydetourdeviancedeviancydeviantdeviatingdeviationdeviativedeviatorydeviousdeviousnessdigressiondigressive
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discursiondiscursivedivagationdivaricationdivergencediversiondoglegdoubledriftdriftingemergencyerranterrantryerraticexcursionexcursiveexcursusexigencyexorbitationflectionflexflexuoseflexuosityflexuousflexuousnessflexurefull circlegeanticlinegeosynclinegnominiousgyratinggyrationgyregyringhairpinhairpin turnindirectindirectioninflectionintorsioninversioninvoluteinvolutedinvolutioninvolutionallabyrinthinemazymeandermeanderingmeandrous
Noun(10 words)
Adjective(2 words)
french rotationgeometric rotation
Determiner(1 words)
most axial rotation
Related words (139)
obliquityorbitorbitingout-of-the-wayoxbowpasspererrationpinchpivotingplanetaryramblingreelingreflectionreversereversionrevolutionrevolvingright-aboutrivoserivulation
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rivuloserollrollingrotatingrotationrotational motionroundaboutroundaboutnessroundingrovingruffleds-curveserpentinesheershiftshiftingshifting courseshifting pathsigmoidsinuatesinuationsinuosesinuositysinuoussinuousnessskewslantslinkinesssnakinesssnakyspinspinningspiralspiralingstraitstraystrayingsweepswerveswervingswingingswirlingswivelingtacktorsiontorsionaltortiletortilitytortuositytortuoustortuousnesstrollingtrundlingturbinationturnturnabouttwirltwirlingtwisttwistingtwistyundirectedundulationvagrantvariationveerveeringvolte-facevolutationvolutionwanderingwarpwavewavingwheelingwhirwhirlingwhorledwindingwreathlikewreathyyawzigzag
Noun(34 words)
pirouettingredirectreversalrevolutionrevolvingrotaryrotaterotate the graphrotatingrotating mechanismrotationrotation by anglerotation conceptrotation of wheelshiftshiftingslewingspinspin in wordingswerve
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swivellingtransformtransitionturnturning dialtwistveerwheel rotationwheel turnwheel turnedwheel turningwheel-turningwood turningyawing
Adjective(2 words)
rotatablerotational movement
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26 entriesShowing 16 of 26 words.
Collocations
14 entrieslathe turningmetal turningturn aroundturn leftturn offturn onturn rightturning knobturning pageturning pointturning radiusturning tideturning wheelwood turning
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
11 entriesSample sentences
18 total sentences available.
The company is turning to export markets to make up for a decline in domestic sales.
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Turning to the right, you will find the city hall in front of you.
Source: tatoeba (27069)
Turning to the right, you will find the hospital.
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