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countable and uncountable, plural rootings
A system of roots; a secure attachment (in something); a firm grounding. quotations examples
as sone as the sun was uppe it caught heet: and because it had nott rotynge it wyddred awaye.
1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], Mark ]
The process of forming roots or taking roots. examples
A method of creating a new plant by getting part of an existing plant to form roots. examples
A hole formed by a pig when it roots in the ground. quotations examples
1968, Gary Douglas E. Joll, Big game hunting in New Zealand, page 209
The reflex a baby makes when hungry and seeking milk. examples
present participle and gerund of root examples