rooting
/ˈrutɪŋ/
verb
- To cheer for or support someone or something enthusiastically, especially in a competition.
- Even though she wasn't playing, she was rooting for her little brother from the sidelines.
- My friends are rooting for me to get the job I applied for.
- The whole crowd was rooting for the home team during the championship game.
- To dig or search for something by turning over soil or other material, as an animal does.
- Gardeners often find that moles have been rooting around the flower beds.
- The dog rooted through the pile of leaves looking for its toy.
- The pig was rooting in the mud for acorns.
- To establish or cause to grow roots in the ground.
- The gardener is rooting the cuttings in a pot of damp sand.
- After a few weeks, the stem was rooting and ready to be transplanted.
- These plants are rooting well in the new soil.
- To be firmly established or fixed in a place or situation.
- Her love for music is deeply rooted in her childhood experiences.
- The tradition of celebrating the harvest is rooted in ancient customs.
- His fear of heights is rooted in a fall he had as a child.
noun
- The act of cheering or showing support for someone or something.
- Her constant rooting gave me the confidence to keep trying.
- There was a lot of rooting from the stands during the final match.
- The rooting of the fans could be heard all the way down the street.
- The act of digging or searching by turning over soil or other material.
- The rooting of the wild boars destroyed the farmer's vegetable patch.
- We could hear the rooting of the badger outside our tent at night.
- The garden showed signs of rooting from a stray dog.