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PRONUNCIATION OF TABLE-TURNING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TABLE-TURNING

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Table-Turning is a noun.
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WHAT DOES TABLE-TURNING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

table-turning

Table-turning

Table-turning or table-tipping is a type of séance in which participants sit around a table, place their hands on it, and wait for rotations. The table was purportedly made to serve as a means of communicating with the spirits; the alphabet would be slowly called over and the table would tilt at the appropriate letter, thus spelling out words and sentences. The process is similar to that of a Ouija board.

Definition of table-turning in the English dictionary

The definition of table-turning in the dictionary is the movement of a table attributed by spiritualists to the power of spirits working through a group of persons placing their hands or fingers on the table top. Other definition of table-turning is spiritualism in general.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TABLE-TURNING

table napkin
table runner
table salt
table setting
table talk
table tennis
table top
table wine
table-rapping
tableau
tableau vivant
tableaux
tableaux vivants
tablecloth
tableful
tableland
tableless
tablemat
tablemate

WORDS THAT END LIKE TABLE-TURNING

beginning
burning
concerning
discerning
distance learning
e-learning
early-morning
early warning
early-warning
good morning
governing
learning
lifelong learning
machine learning
morning
mourning
the top of the morning
turning
warning
yearning
yesterday morning

Synonyms and antonyms of table-turning in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «table-turning» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TABLE-TURNING

Find out the translation of table-turning to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of table-turning from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «table-turning» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

表车削
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mesas giratorias
570 millions of speakers

English

table-turning
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टेबल मोड़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

- تحول الجدول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

таблица поворота
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de mesas girantes
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সারণীর-বাঁক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tables tournantes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bertukar meja
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tischrücken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

テーブルめくり
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

테이블 회전
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngowahi tabel
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bàn quay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டேபிள் திருப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टेबल-वळण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ruhun masayı çevirmesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tavolo - tornitura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

toczenie stół
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

таблиця повороту
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

- masă cotitură
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πίνακας - στροφή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tafel - draai
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

table - svarvning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

table- vri
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of table-turning

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TABLE-TURNING»

The term «table-turning» is normally little used and occupies the 147.147 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TABLE-TURNING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about table-turning

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TABLE-TURNING»

Discover the use of table-turning in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to table-turning and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Satanic Agency not connected with Table-Turning: a reply to ...
N. S. Godfrey, Incumbent of Wortley, Leeds, the one entitled “ Table-moving tested, and proved to be the Result of Satanic Agency ;” the other “ Table-turning, the Devil's modem Masterpiece.” In these works an attempt is made to prove, by a  ...
Daniel Wilson, Nathaniel Stedman Godfrey, 1853
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Table turning the Devil's modern masterpiece. Being the ...
TABLE-TURNING. 1. WERE the reception which the announcement of a great fact meets with from the world at large, the standard by which we must judge of its importance or its truth, then we must ignore some of the most wonderful ...
Nathaniel Stedman Godfrey, 1853
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Table-Turning and Table-Talking, considered with reference ...
TABLE-TURNING AND TABLE-TALKING, CONSIDERED WITH REFERENCE TO sOME PAMPHLETS PUBLISHED BY THE REV. N. S. GODFREY, AND THE REV. E. GILLSON. BY A MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY OI" CAMBRIDGE.
Nathaniel Stedman Godfrey, William John EDGE, 1853
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Modern Mysteries: or Table-turning, tapping, and tipping
All the experiments on this evening were remarkably beautiful, whether caused by electricity, galvanism, attraction, cohesion, spirits, or any of the known or imagined agents of table-turning. We also put the following questions (which we had ...
William TURLEY (Writer of Verse.), 1856
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The Theology of Table-Turning, Spirit-Rapping, and ...
Nathaniel Stedman Godfrey. *fi CHAPTER IV. THE first thing for me to do, before entering upon the Theology of the Movement, is to prove, if I can, that there is a connexion between Table-turning, Spirit-rapping, and Clairvoyance. Need I do ...
Nathaniel Stedman Godfrey, 1854
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Table Turning and Table-Talking considered, in connection ...
TABLE-TURNINGAND TABLE-TALKING. FROM the mount in his studio to the artisan in his workshop; from the theologian in his library to the mechanic in his club; in all grades of life—in all the various classes of society—~there is one ...
‎1853
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Spirit-Rapping & Table-Turning. Remarks on Dr. Maitland's ...
of “turning tables,” by “ merely touching without pushing,”—“willing only,” &c. &c. &c. in vogue two or three years ago, which everybody was bothered with. It became a serious nuisance at last; and even some few men of reputation, like Dr.
‎1856
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Possessed Victorians: Extra Spheres in Nineteenth-century ...
The account I will discuss in this chapter was published in 1863 and does not appear in catalogs through a search of "table turning" or "table tipping," though these are the search terms through which these types of essays and short books  ...
Sarah A. Willburn, 2006
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Reading Plato's Theaetetus
(Of course, if Protagoras' views come to the same thing as Heracleitus' views and Dl, an attack on Protagoras' views is an attack on these other positions too.) This eighth objection is the famous peritrope ("table-turning") argument, which says ...
Timothy D. J. Chappell, 2004
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An Encyclopaedia of Occultism
Thus were dictated sermons, poems, information regarding the spirit-world, and answers to questions put by the sitters. Table-turning, in common with most spiritualistic phenomena, originated in America. It rapidly spread to Europe, and early ...
Lewis Spence, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TABLE-TURNING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term table-turning is used in the context of the following news items.
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Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine play a murderous cat-and …
The film's midway table-turning twist isn't much of a surprise, but that hardly mitigates the considerable pleasure of watching two of England's finest actors—one ... «A.V. Club Austin, Jul 15»
2
Hot Giants sweep into All-Star break
On any other day this month, an 11-hit, four run game might signal a table-turning breakout, an offensive anomaly, even for the Giants. In Sunday afternoon's 4-2 ... «SFBay, Jul 15»
3
George Lucas doesn't know anything about 'Force Awakens,' and …
Among the tidbits: Lucas made "American Graffiti" on a dare, Steven Spielberg was one of the only early believers in "Star Wars" and -- in a table-turning moment ... «London Free Press, Apr 15»
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The inevitable live-action 'Mulan' moves onto Disney's slate of future …
... obvious formula, even “Saturday Night Live” spoofed it over the weekend with a live-action, bent-on-revenge “Bambi” with The Rock as the table-turning deer. «Washington Post, Mar 15»
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Lucy Tobin: Ranty online spats don't benefit businesses or customers
... since most of the new reviews also lament the restaurant's snooty staff and being rushed out for that most-annoying of new practices, forced table-turning. «Evening Standard, Mar 15»
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Deer Attacks Hunter That Shot It With Crossbow, Anti-Hunting Crowd …
A deer attacked a hunter who had wounded him with an arrow. The table-turning event happened in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. Local police officers report ... «The Inquisitr, Jan 15»
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No Good Deed review – low-rent home invasion exploiter
There's a few table-turning twists that lend a veneer of final-girl sister-power (Henson gets to kick butt and balls) but little else to provide big-screen distraction. «The Guardian, Nov 14»
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Hotel charges couple's credit card $156 for negative Trip Advisor …
In August, the Union Street Guest House in Hudson, NY included a table-turning clause in its reservation policies: if you book an event at the hotel and a ... «Ars Technica, Nov 14»
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Daniel Radcliffe's Table-Turning Interview Answer Reveals How We …
Just like Harry and Hermoine in the Harry Potter series, it seems like once Emma Watson makes a great point about feminism, Daniel Radcliffe is right behind ... «Mic, Oct 14»
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Sorry Derren, but your phoney seance was just mean-spirited …
Their first experiment at 'table-turning' was scarily successful — as they linked hands, with their parents watching, the three children were lifted out of their seats ... «Daily Mail, Sep 14»

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