He's spent all afternoon rooting up last year's spinach plants.
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Rooting
Synonyms for "rooting" (1 found)
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6 translations across 5 languages.
French
2 entries- enracinement noun (The process of forming roots.)
- radication noun (The process of forming roots.)
Italian
1 entries- radicazione noun (The process of forming roots.)
Māori
1 entries- kūtorotanga noun (A hole formed by a pig when it roots in the ground.)
Russian
1 entries- корнеобразова́ние noun (The process of forming roots.)
Spanish
1 entries- enraizamiento noun (The process of forming roots.)
Sample sentences
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The pig snorted while rooting around in search of truffles.
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Who are you rooting for?
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We were all rooting for Tom.
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