- present participle of uproot.
uprooting
Example Sentences
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It’s hard to predict if uprooting yourself will bring more pros and fewer cons.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
Her neighbour, 71-year-old Kusum Mishra, who arrived 50 years ago, also dismissed the "petty compensation" offered, complaining that "they are uprooting us and destroying our lives."
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
Farther up Main Street, planter boxes are falling apart, with tree roots snaking down the wall, uprooting concrete and auditioning for roles in a sequel to “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2026
The social and economic costs of uprooting are bigger than the tax savings.
From Salon ● Dec. 5, 2025
His head was leaned down over their picket fence and he was chawing on bunches of flowers, uprooting most of Mrs. Highgate’s black-eye Susies.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
