Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rooted to the spot

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables: root-ed -to the spot
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not moving or flinching due to surprise.

Example Sentences

"De Gea was rooted to the spot for Gundogan's opener then went down desperately slowly for the second, late to react to a volley that was not cleanly hit and even bounced in front of the Spaniard twice before he belatedly got a hand to it."

Synonyms

riveted to the spot rooted to the floor rooted to the ground

Questions

What does rooted to the spot mean?: Not moving or flinching due to surprise.

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