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turned on one's heel

turned on one's heel is the simple past and past participle of turn on one's heel.

Meaning of turn on one's heel

Verb

turn on one's heel (third-person singular simple present turns on one's heel, present participle turning on one's heel, simple past and past participle turned on one's heel)

  1. (idiomatic) To suddenly turn away from someone or something in order to depart rapidly, especially as expressive of haughtiness, disapproval, or evasiveness.
    • There he stood, answering shortly and gruffly to all questions proposed to him, . . . and as soon as the ancient priestess had handed him his glass of the salutiferous water, turned on his heel with a brief good-morning.1824, Sir Walter Scott, chapter 9, in St. Ronan's Well

Questions about turned on one's heel

What is turned on one's heel the simple past and past participle of?
Turned on one's heel is the simple past and past participle of turn on one's heel.

Words near turned on one's heel in the dictionary

  1. turned loose
  2. turned of
  3. turned off
  4. turned on
  5. turned on its head
  6. turned on one's heel
  7. turned on the waterworks
  8. turned one's back
  9. turned one's coat
  10. turned one's color
  11. turned one's life around

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