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turns on one's heel

turns on one's heel is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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What is turns on one's heel the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Turns on one's heel is the third-person singular simple present indicative of turn on one's heel.

Words near turns on one's heel in the dictionary

  1. turns of the years
  2. turns of words
  3. turns off
  4. turns on
  5. turns on its head
  6. turns on one's heel
  7. turns on red
  8. turns on the waterworks
  9. turns one's back
  10. turns one's coat
  11. turns one's color

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