Definition of Grounding
Grounding
ground·ing


Definition/Meaning
(noun)
Connecting or establishing a strong emotional or physical connection to the present moment.

e.g. The yoga instructor encouraged students to focus on their breathing for grounding during meditation.

(verb)
preventing or banning an aircraft or pilot from flying, or causing a ship to touch the ground in shallow water;

e.g. There is a high chance of the storm grounding all departing flights.

(verb)
(informal) preventing one's child from going out socially, as a form of punishment inflicted by a parent;

e.g. I was nervous about my parents grounding me, so I made sure I was home by the time I'd promised them.

(verb)
providing someone with thorough training and instruction in some field of knowledge, or giving some abstract entity a firm practical or theoretical basis;

e.g. The professor focused on grounding her students in the foundations of the subject. In your essay, you must ensure that you are grounding your claims with concrete examples.



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