Hyphenation of turning

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word turning? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

turn-ing

Definitions of turning:

1.	The act of changing or reversing the direction of the course He took a turn to the right
2.	Act of changing in practice or custom The law took many turnings over the years
3.	A shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe
4.	A movement in a new direction The turning of the wind
5.	The end-product created by shaping something on a lathe
6.	The activity of shaping something on a lathe

Synonyms of turning:

noun	turn, change of course
noun	change
noun	turn, movement, motion

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.