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table-turnings

table-turnings is the plural of table-turning.

Meaning of table-turning

Noun

table-turning (countable and uncountable, plural table-turnings)

  1. The practice, at a séance, of the participants sitting around a table with their hands upon it, waiting for it to rotate and spell out communications from spirits.
    Synonyms:
    table-tipping
  2. (idiomatic) The act of turning the tables; a reversal or revenge.
    • Fantasies of table-turning and revenge seem to be commonplace in history; but war gives extra space for their enactment, and widespread weaponry also makes them more likely to be lethal […]2005, David Keen, Conflict & Collusion in Sierra Leone, page 62

Questions about table-turnings

What is table-turnings the plural of?
Table-turnings is the plural of table-turning.

Words near table-turnings in the dictionary

  1. table-top
  2. table-tops
  3. table-turner
  4. table-turners
  5. table-turning
  6. table-turnings
  7. tablea
  8. tableas
  9. tableau
  10. tableau curtain
  11. tableau curtains

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