What does uprooting mean?
Uprooting means present participle and gerund of uproot.
Uprooting
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Meaning
present participle and gerund of uproot.
Definitions by Sense
- present participle and gerund of uproot
- A tearing up.
Example Sentences
This was reproduced by the only sound that broke their supreme embrace when, a month later, the "arrangement," as her periodical uprootings were called, played the part of the horrible forceps.
[…] the vision of all the separate terrors, anguishes, uprootings and rendings apart […]
Synonyms for uprooting
Antonyms for uprooting
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Word Forms
- uprootings
Usage Notes
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This was reproduced by the only sound that broke their supreme embrace when, a month later, the "arrangement," as her periodical uprootings were called, played the part of the horrible forceps.
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