## Meanings
1. A place where a road branches off from another; a side road or junction.
2. The act of changing direction or moving a different way.
3. Present participle of turn: moving around a centre or changing direction.

## Examples
- Take the second turning on the left to reach the station.
- The sudden turning of the wind caught the sailors by surprise.
- The Earth is turning on its axis as we speak.

## Derived Forms
- by-turning
- table-turning
- turning-away
- turning-beam

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: turninge
- Root: tyrnende
- Root: tyrnan

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
Turning is 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. The historical line also includes Middle English turninge, Old English tyrnende, Old English tyrnan. In present-day use, it can mean a place where a road branches off from another; a side road or junction, or the act of changing direction or moving a different way. Derived formations include by-turning, table-turning, turning-away, turning-beam.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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