rooting

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)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.”

2. (countable, uncountable)The process of forming roots or taking roots.
3. (countable, uncountable)A method of creating a new plant by getting part of an existing plant to form roots.
4. (countable, uncountable)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. (countable, uncountable)The reflex a baby makes when hungry and seeking milk.
6. (countable, uncountable)In computer security, the act of gaining superuser access to a computer system.

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of root