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rootin'

rootin' is the pronunciation spelling of rooting.

Meaning of rooting

Noun

rooting (countable and uncountable, plural rootings)

  1. A system of roots; a secure attachment (in something); a firm grounding.
    • 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], →OCLC, Mark
  2. The process of forming roots or taking roots.
  3. A method of creating a new plant by getting part of an existing plant to form roots.
  4. A hole formed by a pig when it roots in the ground.
    • These rootings may be as deep as two and a half feet, depending on how large a pig has been working.
  5. The reflex a baby makes when hungry and seeking milk.
  6. In computer security, the act of gaining superuser access to a computer system.

Questions about rootin'

What is rootin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Rootin' is the pronunciation spelling of rooting.

Words near rootin' in the dictionary

  1. rootholds
  2. roothole
  3. rootholes
  4. rootier
  5. rootiest
  6. rootin'
  7. rootin' tootin'
  8. rootin', tootin'
  9. rootin'-tootin'
  10. rootin'est tootin'est
  11. rootiness

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