rooted to the spot

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*rooted to the spot

Fig. unable to move because of fear or surprise. (*Typically: appear to be ~; be ~;become ~.) Jane stood rooted to the spot when she saw the ghostly figure. Mary stood rooted to the spot when the thief snatched her bag.

See also: root, spot

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As soon as I opened the door the sight of him so terrified me that I stood rooted to the spot, and could feel myself turning pale. Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context I stood rooted to the spot, with my face turned toward the moonlight streaming in at the open door. The Two Destinies by Collins, Wilkie View in context The instant she turned to thank me, I stood rooted to the spot. Law and the Lady by Collins, Wilkie View in context			Rome was not built in a day Rome wasn't built in a day romp romp around romp on romp through roof roof over room room and board room to swing a cat room together room with roost root root and branch root around root for root in root of the problem root out root out of root up rooted in rooted to rooted to the spot rope rope in rope into rope into doing rope off rope or an animal up rope together ropes rose rose by any other name would smell as sweet rose-coloured glasses rose-tinted glasses rosy rot rot away rot off rot out rotate on rote rotten rotten apple rotten apple spoils the barrel rotten egg rotten luck rotten to the core			rootbound Rootcap rooted rooted rooted rooted rooted rooted belief Rooted Directed Acyclic Graph rooted for rooted for rooted for rooted for Rooted hierarchy Rooted hierarchy Rooted hierarchy Rooted hierarchy Rooted hierarchy rooted in Rooted in Christ Ministries rooted on rooted on rooted on rooted on rooted ordered tree rooted out rooted out rooted out rooted out rooted to rooted to the spot Rooted tree rooted up rooted up rooted up rooted up rootedness rootedness rootedness rootedness rooter rooter rooter rooter rooter rooter skunk rooters rooters rooters Rootery Rootes Rootes Rootes Rootes Rootes Rootes Group Car Club Inc. Rootes Motors North America roothold rootier rootier rootier

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