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turning one's life around

turning one's life around is the present participle and gerund of turn one's life around.

Meaning of turn one's life around

Verb

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

  1. (figuratively) To make drastic changes to one's way of life as a form of self-improvement.

Questions about turning one's life around

What is turning one's life around the present participle and gerund of?
Turning one's life around is the present participle and gerund of turn one's life around.

Words near turning one's life around in the dictionary

  1. turning on one's heel
  2. turning on the waterworks
  3. turning one's back
  4. turning one's coat
  5. turning one's color
  6. turning one's life around
  7. turning one's life upside down
  8. turning one's nose up
  9. turning one's world upside down
  10. turning or burning
  11. turning out

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