turning vs return

turning and return both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
turning	Yes	No	No	No
return	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, return is a hyponym of turning; that is, return is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than turning:

turning: a movement in a new direction
return: the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction

Other hyponyms of turning include reversal, turn around, swerve, yaw, gyration, revolution, rotation, coming back, volution.

turning (noun)	return (noun)
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course	the act of going back to a prior location
act of changing in practice or custom	a coming to or returning home
the activity of shaping something on a lathe	getting something back again
the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe	a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
a movement in a new direction	(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe	a reciprocal group action
	the act of someone appearing again
	the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
	document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
	a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
	happening again (especially at regular intervals)
	the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
	the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

turning (verb)	return (verb)
	go back to a previous state
	be restored
	go back to something earlier
	answer back
	submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
	pass down
	make a return
	give or supply
	go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
	return to a previous position; in mathematics
	bring back to the point of departure
	pay back
	return in kind
	give back
	be inherited by
	elect again