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noun

ˈgər-dᵊl How to pronounce girdle (audio)
Definition of girdlenext
as in belt
a strip of flexible material (as leather) worn around the waist drew a handkerchief from the girdle around her waist and offered it to the knight as a token of affection

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verb

1
as in to wrap
to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt trees girdled the campus, essentially hiding it from view wire girdling the bundle of firewood

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2
as in to circle
to travel completely around an asteroid belt that girdles the inner planets of the solar system

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3
as in to surround
to form a circle around the rings that famously girdle the planet Saturn

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Recent Examples of girdle
Noun
One of the best examples of this is the ctenophore Cestum, or the Venus girdle. — Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025 One fatality occurred during a clinical trial for limb girdle muscular dystrophy treatment. — Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Verb
Wisteria can wind around a tree’s trunk and girdle it in time. — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026 Also, the rootball should be inspected for circling or girdling roots. — Larry Figart, Florida Times-Union, 14 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for girdle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girdle
  1. belt
  2. wrap
  3. circle
  4. surround
  5. sash
  6. orbit
  7. ring
  8. ribbon
Noun
  • Push the sleeves up for a slouchy look and pair it with trousers, loafers, and a belt for an easy quiet-luxury outfit.
    — Mariana Best, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Carr has a year of starting experience under his belt and Notre Dame is ranked highly in the preseason polls.
    — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of belt
Verb
  • At the supply intake area, Yeh saw a new volunteer awkwardly unpacking a package of beans layered two cans deep, wrapped in plastic.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Bel-Air, which wrapped its four-season run in December, is a reimagining of the classic 1990s Will Smith sitcom based on Morgan Cooper’s short fan film of that name.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of wrap
Verb
  • Military helicopter circled overhead, searching for survivors, assessing the disaster and mapping out possible rescue and evacuation routes.
    — Shristi Kafle, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Attendees may make a habit of circling conflicts and calculating whether ten minutes of one set is worth the hike before another begins.
    — Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of circle
Verb
  • Anna Watson’s lighting keeps much of the house just dim enough to make the imagination dangerous, while Tony winner Gareth Fry’s sound design surrounds the audience with ominous noises whose sources aren’t always immediately clear.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Urban said the film was born out of the gap between cultural expectations surrounding motherhood and her own experience after becoming a parent.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of surround
Noun
  • Donadio also took home the sashes for Best Hair, Best Face, and Best Figure.
    — Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Bobby’s color palette is bizarre, and her idea of a sash that transforms into a shawl scarf is really cool but executed poorly.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of sash
Verb
  • From Long Island to orbit The new FSO connection is not intended to replace fiber.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Lunar Orbiter 1 was initially supposed to orbit the moon for a year, but that was not to be.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of orbit
Verb
  • The boos repeatedly rang out Friday night when Bregman stepped into the batter’s box during Seattle’s 10-inning victory.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Right now, talking to you, my phone would have already rung twice and I‘d be talking to recruits or a donor or an agent or to a kid on my team who was having a problem with their girlfriend or wanted to transfer.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of ring
Noun
  • Lights stretch in ribbons across the ceiling, complementing the rich variety of blue hues found everywhere from the walls to the carpet.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026
  • On Wednesday, June 24, Parton attended the ribbon-cutting and grand opening of her own truck stop, Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stop.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of ribbon

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“Girdle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girdle. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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