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turning (on)verb1present participle of turn (on) to take sudden, violent action againstit is dangerous to keep tigers as house pets, as they often turn on their masters without warning assailing, assaulting, attacking, besetting, bushwhacking, charging, descending (on or upon), going in (on), jumping (on), pouncing (on or upon), raiding, rushing, setting on, siccing(also sicking), storming, striking, trashing bum-rushing, ganging up (on), mobbing, swarmingmugging, robbingambuscading, ambushing, surprising(also surprizing), waylayingblitzing, bombarding, bombing, nukingbarraging, cannonading, cannoningbanging away (at), battering, buffeting, plasteringbeleaguering, besieging, pressingharrying, looting, pillaging, plundering, ravaging, sackingforaying, invading, overrunningenveloping, flanking beating up on, flying at, going at, lighting into, pitching into, rounding on, setting at, setting upon, tearing into covering, defending, guarding, protecting, securing, shielding turning onverb2present participle of turn onto cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelingsunsurprisingly, the fanboys were turned on by the movie's amazing special effects and slam-bang plot charging, electrifying, exciting, exhilarating, galvanizing, intoxicating, pumping up, thrilling, titillating arousing, inciting, inspiring, provoking, stimulatingbewitching, captivating, charming, delighting, enchanting, enthralling, hypnotizing, mesmerizing, riveting, spellbindinginteresting, intriguing, tantalizing boring, jading, palling, tiring, wearyingdejecting, demoralizing, discouraging, disheartening, dispiriting to cause to functionwould you turn on the TV? activating, actuating, cranking (up), driving, moving, running, setting off, sparking, starting, touching off, triggering kicking over, turning overcharging, electrifying, energizing, firing, fueling(or fuelling), generating, powering, pushingdischarging, launching, releasing, switching, trippingreactivating, rechargingarousing, exciting, jump-starting, kick-starting, stimulating, vitalizingigniting, inciting, instigating, provoking, quickening, stirring upaccelerating, catalyzing, speeding (up), stepping up cutting, cutting out, deactivating, killing, shutting off, turning off arresting, braking, checking, cutting off, drawing up, halting, jamming, stalling, sticking, stoppingdecelerating, repressing, slowing, stunting, suppressing |