noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act or process of placing (something) in the earth; planting; burying countable, uncountable
2. 2
   fastening electrical equipment to earth wordnet
3. 3
   The process of connecting with the earth's energy, usually through bodily contact (e.g. walking barefoot), supposed to achieve health and vitality. countable, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of earth form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

groundinggrounding

Etymology

From earth + -ing.

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