Definition of "Turning" :

noun: act of changing in practice or custom

"The law took many turnings over the years."

noun: the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

noun: the activity of shaping something on a lathe

noun: the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe

noun: a movement in a new direction

"The turning of the wind."

noun: a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe