Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turning-away

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.66 in modern English

Syllables: turn-ing--away
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A deliberate rejection and movement or development in a different direction.

Example Sentences

"One of this century’s stranger trends has been a turning-away from the chains – and a deliberate revival of the props and symbols of yesterday’s vanished high street."

Inflected Forms

turnings-away (plural)

Questions

What does turning-away mean?: A deliberate rejection and movement or development in a different direction.

How to pronounce turning-away

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