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rooted to the spot

rooted to the spot adjective: not moving or flinching due to surprise.

Adjective

rooted to the spot (not comparable)

  1. Not moving or flinching due to surprise.
    • De Gea was rooted to the spot for Gundogan's opener then went down desperately slowly for the second, late to react to a volley that was not cleanly hit and even bounced in front of the Spaniard twice before he belatedly got a hand to it.2023 June 3, Phil McNulty, “Manchester City 2-1 Manchester United”, in BBC Sport, Wembley Stadium

Synonyms of rooted to the spot

Questions about rooted to the spot

What does rooted to the spot mean?
Rooted to the spot means not moving or flinching due to surprise.
What part of speech is rooted to the spot?
Rooted to the spot is an adjective.

Words near rooted to the spot in the dictionary

  1. rooted around
  2. rooted for
  3. rooted out
  4. rooted to the floor
  5. rooted to the ground
  6. rooted to the spot
  7. rooted tree
  8. rooted trees
  9. rooted up
  10. rootedly
  11. rootedness

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