TURN: phrasal verbs [advanced]

turns around
In order to attract a female’s attention the Baltimore Oriole raises itself to full height, ruffles its feathers, bows, and turns around. The Oriole then launches into a seductive song.

turning back
Ship designers set sail, turning back to wind to help propel boats across the sea. The new vessels, mainly still on drawing boards, look nothing like the graceful schooners and galleons of the past.

turning in
The IRS is rewarding a whistle-blower $4.5 million for turning in his employer, which netted the IRS $20 million in taxes. One bit of irony: he has to pay taxes on the reward.

A new system by Motus Digital allows actors to turn into animated characters in real time. Live, and even improvised cartoons can be made rather than just drawing an animation to match a recorded audio track.

turn off
For most of us sweating is common when we exercise, it's hot outside, or we're nervous --for people with hyperhidrosis, it's like a faucet they can't turn off.

turned out
Huge crowds have turned out to watch a succession of thrill-seekers hurtle down a giant water slide in Bristol.

turn out
Christina Aguilera's legacy as a judge on “The Voice,” a music-competition reality program, may well turn out to be deeper and more profound than the one she’s forged in her music career.

turn to
Looking for more efficient ways to convert woody biomass like corn stalks into liquid fuel, researchers have turned to the gribble, a small notorious wood-boring species, for inspiration.

turn up
The mother lode was at the train station, where about a dozen avid collectors had congregated. Many of them turn up every two years with thousands of pins, trading hugs and stories.