turning to
Rotating to face
Turning to signals a shift in attention, topic, or approach.
You might turn to a friend for advice, turn to a new chapter in a book, or turn to drink in times of trouble.
In presentations or discussions, turning to our next topic marks a transition.
The phrase implies redirecting focus toward something—whether a person, subject, resource, or coping mechanism.
- relyingPlacing trust in
- falling back onUsing as alternative support
- seekingAttempting to find
- approachingComing toward something
- consultSeek expert guidance
asking for help · entreating · looking to · pivot · facing · deferring · invoking · shift · resort · appeal · face · converting · embracing · request · looking at · switching · swiveling · transforming
- attention-gettersalert, hey, look, listen, psst
- transitionstransition, blending, segue, fade, changeover
turning toignoring
Deliberately not noticing
disregarding · neglecting · abandoning · avoiding · shunning
turning torejecting
Refusing to accept
abandoning · going it alone · forsaking · spurning · renouncing
turn, return, turning, turned, returns, turns, returning, overturned, turncoat