turning into
Gradually changing to
Turning into describes transformation or change of state.
A caterpillar turns into a butterfly; a conversation turns into an argument.
The phrase captures both gradual shifts The day was turning into evening and sudden changes The protest turned into a riot.
It can also mean entering a space: She turned into the driveway.
Attractive or appropriate
- convertingChanging form or function
- morphingSeamless visual transformation process
- transitioningPassing from one state another
- transmutingChanging one substance into another
transfiguring · reshaping · reforming · recasting · reworking · refashioning · remaking · adapting
Developing toward completion
- ripeningBecoming ready to eat
- bloomingProducing flowers now
- blossomingBeginning to flower
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
budding · flourishing · developing · germinating · unfolding · coming of age · growing up · aging
Organic matter decomposing
- decayingUndergoing organic breakdown
- spoilingCausing ruin or decay
- crumblingBreaking down gradually
- witheringDrying and declining
fading · degrading · decomposing · corroding · rusting · moldering · souring · going bad
Pupal casing for metamorphosis
- caterpillarMoth or butterfly young
- butterflyWinged insect from caterpillar
- pupaInsect's resting stage
- larvaImmature feeding stage
cocoon · emergence · molt · imago · tadpole · frog · nymph · instar
Converting data to format
- digitizingConverting to computer format
- transcodingMedia format conversion process
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- compilingGathering into unified whole
converting · uploading · formatting · compressing · rasterizing · vectorizing · exporting · processing
becoming
Attractive or appropriate
- convertingChanging form or function
- morphingSeamless visual transformation process
- transitioningPassing from one state another
transmuting · transfiguring · reshaping · reforming · recasting · reworking · refashioning · remaking · adapting · modifying
maturing
Developing toward completion
- ripeningBecoming ready to eat
- bloomingProducing flowers now
- blossomingBeginning to flower
sprouting · budding · flourishing · developing · germinating · unfolding · coming of age · growing up · aging · weathering
rotting
Organic matter decomposing
withering · fading · degrading · decomposing · corroding · rusting · moldering · souring · going bad · breaking down
chrysalis
Pupal casing for metamorphosis
- caterpillarMoth or butterfly young
- butterflyWinged insect from caterpillar
- pupaInsect's resting stage
larva · cocoon · emergence · molt · imago · tadpole · frog · nymph · instar · morphogenesis
encoding
Converting data to format
- digitizingConverting to computer format
- transcodingMedia format conversion process
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
compiling · converting · uploading · formatting · compressing · rasterizing · vectorizing · exporting · processing
- becoming verbs
turning intoremaining
Still present after removal
staying put · maintaining · stagnating · preserving · staying
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