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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
  • They can also be worn with a shirtdress or a pair of long shorts and a thin belt.
    — Alex Sales, Glamour, 14 July 2026
  • Emmet Sheehan battles through 5⅓ strong innings and Shohei Ohtani belts his ninth leadoff homer, but the Dodgers are swept for the first time this season.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of belt
Verb
  • Police say the mother wrapped a metal chain around the child's waist, secured the other end to the property's fence and left her there before driving away.
    — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Grace most recently wrapped the new Amazon MGM feature film Fiona, starring as the titular role.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 July 2026
Definition of wrap
Verb
  • Apollo Global Management is reportedly circling a roughly $3 billion investment tied to the Steinbrenner family’s holding company, which controls the Yankees along with minority stakes in AC Milan, New York City FC, and Legends Hospitality.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 17 July 2026
  • During the group stage, the team from tiny Curaçao, after a 7-1 loss to Germany, circled in prayer on the pitch.
    — the Monitor’s Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2026
Definition of circle
Verb
  • The surrounding province of Sistan and Baluchestan has also faced a yearslong insurgency by Sunni Baloch militant groups.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • Our latest UMass poll suggests that while there is division over the meaning of the 250th anniversary, there is nevertheless strong evidence that Americans are less divided than the politics surrounding the anniversary would suggest.
    — Adam Eichen, The Conversation, 14 July 2026
Definition of surround
Noun
  • Palace maids stand around a plump woman, struggling to fasten a black belt sash around her waist.
    — Lavender Au, The Dial, 30 June 2026
  • The next scene shows Miss America — identified as Rosemary LaPlanche, the 1941 titleholder — in a yellow dress and her sash, sitting on a red sofa alongside her publicity man.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 June 2026
Definition of sash
Verb
  • China’s Long March 5 and Russia’s Proton-M and Angara A5 launchers can each take about 25,000 kilograms (55,116 pounds) to orbit.
    — Gerry Doyle, Fortune, 13 July 2026
  • These potential magma planets include GJ 1214b, which orbits a red dwarf star 48 light-years away.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of orbit
Verb
  • With boos and jeers ringing around Expo Idaho at the referees, AC Boise continued to pepper the Portland box with dangerous crosses and shots.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 18 July 2026
  • Seales recalled seeing the victim’s cell phone ringing on the ground as her family tried to contact her.
    — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026
Definition of ring
Noun
  • The most hazardous items include electrical cords, string, yarn, ribbon, hair ties, rubber bands, plastic bags, medication containers and small fabric pieces.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • The clinic held a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday, and its first child will walk through the doors next Monday.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
Definition of ribbon

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