turning

Etymology 1

From Middle English turnyng, turnynge, from Old English tyrning, turnung, equivalent to trun + -ing.

noun

1. (Britain) A turn or deviation from a straight course.
   Take the second turning on the left.
2. (field hockey) 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.
3. The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe.
4. The act of turning.
   A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place. 2012-03, Henry Petroski, “Opening Doors”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, pages 112–3
5. (plural only) Shavings produced by turning something on a lathe.
   The turnings get into your trouser turnups!

Etymology 2

From Middle English turninge, turnynge, turninde, turnand, turnende, from Old English tyrnende, turniende, present participle of Old English tyrnan, turnian (“to turn”). Equivalent to turn + -ing.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of turn
   The Earth is turning about its axis as we speak.
   He made wooden soldiers by turning them on a hand lathe.