turning (on) Synonyms
Strongest:
- storming
- setting-at
- attacking
- flying-at
- descending-on-or-upon-
- assaulting
- pitching-into
- going-at
- setting-on
- beating-up-on
- setting-upon
- pouncing-on-or-upon-
- tearing-into
- striking
- going-in-on-
- raiding
- jumping-on-
Strong:
- rushing
- ganging-up-on-
- siccing
- invading
- charging
- lighting-into
- swarming
- rounding-on
- trashing
- ambushing
- sicking
- robbing
- assailing
- besetting
- bushwhacking
Weak:
turning (on) Meaning
turning (on)
to cause interest or enjoyment, to excite sexually, to cause to work by or as if by turning a control, to move pleasurably, to cause to undergo an intense often visionary experience by taking a drug, to cause to gain knowledge or appreciation of something specified, to become turned on, to cause to get high, to activate or cause to flow, operate, or function by or as if by turning a control
turning (on) Sentence Examples
- She turned on the television to watch the news.
- The car's engine wouldn't turn on, leaving him stranded.
- The light switch was faulty, so I couldn't turn on the lights.
- The water heater was turned on, but the water was still cold.
- The students turned on their laptops to start working.
- The teacher turned on the projector to show a presentation.
- The police turned on the sirens to clear a path for the ambulance.
- The thief turned on the flashlight to search for valuables.
- The doctor turned on the defibrillator to revive the patient.
- The scientist turned on the spectrometer to analyze the sample.
FAQs About the word turning (on)
to cause interest or enjoyment, to excite sexually, to cause to work by or as if by turning a control, to move pleasurably, to cause to undergo an intense often
storming, setting at,attacking, flying at, descending (on or upon), assaulting, pitching into, going at, setting on, beating up on
securing, defending, protecting,covering, shielding,guarding,
She turned on the television to watch the news.
The car's engine wouldn't turn on, leaving him stranded.
The light switch was faulty, so I couldn't turn on the lights.
The water heater was turned on, but the water was still cold.
