Word: turning
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: turn
ing
Definition: The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe.
Morphemes:
Affix: turn
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tornāre
Language: la
Decoded: tornare
Meaning: to round off, turn in a lathe
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from various parts of speech denoting materials or systems of objects considered collectively.