Definition of grounding
:training or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
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Examples of grounding in a Sentence
The job requires a thorough grounding in the history of the region.
classes that give students a good moral grounding
Recent Examples of grounding from the Web
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Zimbabwe's action on Saturday followed the grounding of an Air Zimbabwe flight at Johannesburg's main international airport on Friday evening.
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At this point all tech companies serious about ethical grounding need to be hiring folks with backgrounds in areas like anthropology, psychology and philosophy.
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Color in a kitchen is grounding, especially since most people spend a lot of time in that space.
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Among the mishaps that might befall ships in the Arctic, much of which is still poorly charted, is a grounding that in a worst case could lead to a ship breaking up and sinking.
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A third and final phase of the Carmichael streetscape work, including more sidewalks and more under-grounding of utility poles, is expected to start in late 2018 and run through mid-year 2020.
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This week is really important for relationships that have to do with your income or career, so let your temper take a backseat and channel the grounding earth sign energy of this Capricorn full moon.
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A situation report from the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation said locals observed ribbons of sheen and diesel odor coming from the grounding of one of the vessels, the F/V Ketok, near the village of Ekok Monday.
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The Marine Corps has greenlighted the return of F-35B Joint Strike Fighters to the skies over Arizona, following a brief grounding caused by computer glitches.
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First Known Use of grounding
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GROUNDING Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of grounding for English Language Learners
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: training or instruction that gives someone basic knowledge of a particular subject
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