Attributive use meaning ‘providing stability by anchoring’.
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Serving to secure firmly or provide stability. Anchoring bolts were set deep into the concrete foundation.
Providing mental or emotional stability or reassurance. Her calm voice had an anchoring effect during the emergency.
anchoringgerund / present participle Used adjectivally to describe something currently performing the action of anchoring.
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Engaged in or in the process of securing by means of an anchor. The anchoring ship emitted a loud clang as the chain hit the water.