"rooting" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rootings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English rotynge (“rooting”); equivalent to root + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|rotynge|id=rooting|t=rooting}} Middle English rotynge (“rooting”), {{af|en|root|-ing}} root + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} rooting (countable and uncountable, plural rootings)
  1. A system of roots; a secure attachment (in something); a firm grounding. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-rooting-en-noun-GP6DJoHj
  2. The process of forming roots or taking roots. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (The process of forming roots.): enracinement [masculine] (French), radication (French), radicazione (Italian), корнеобразова́ние (korneobrazovánije) [neuter] (Russian), enraizamiento [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-rooting-en-noun-p9AMq4Gl Disambiguation of 'The process of forming roots.': 12 70 9 8 1
  3. A method of creating a new plant by getting part of an existing plant to form roots. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-rooting-en-noun-q-HVUAJZ
  4. A hole formed by a pig when it roots in the ground. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (A hole formed by a pig when it roots in the ground.): kūtorotanga (Maori)
    Sense id: en-rooting-en-noun-N-wuHiGg Disambiguation of 'A hole formed by a pig when it roots in the ground.': 4 2 2 88 4
  5. The reflex a baby makes when hungry and seeking milk. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-rooting-en-noun-Y4v0Bg7x
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: rooting hormone, rooting interest, rooting reflex, rooting-tooting

Verb

Etymology: From Middle English rotynge (“rooting”); equivalent to root + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|rotynge|id=rooting|t=rooting}} Middle English rotynge (“rooting”), {{af|en|root|-ing}} root + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} rooting
  1. present participle and gerund of root Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: root Related terms: rooting tooting
    Sense id: en-rooting-en-verb-txSOW2OC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 1 1 36 6 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 10 5 5 23 11 45

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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