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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
  • Saturday produced zero title changes across six matches, so Corbin's win was the first belt to move all weekend.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Asteroid mining is also mentioned as a potential opportunity, which would entail extracting metals and other critical resources from near-Earth and main-belt asteroids.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of belt
Verb
  • The fragrance wraps Turkish rose—a honeyed, full-bodied bloom—in earthy notes of patchouli, sandalwood, and frankincense, while blackcurrant and raspberry add a touch of zest.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Store in an airtight container or tin or wrapped in parchment paper and then aluminum foil at room temperature for up to 5 days.
    — Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of wrap
Verb
  • On the day Tran was ambushed, the vehicle circled the area 16 times before the shooting, according to investigators.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The captain of a lobster diving boat, Steven Del Sol, told officials that his vessel was anchored off Fisher Island when Simpson's Conch-brand boat allegedly approached him at high speed and began circling his boat, the arrest affidavit said.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of circle
Verb
  • Cast your line into the river, which is surrounded by stunning mountain views, and get a taste of the serenity and challenge of fly fishing.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Aerial images obtained by CNN show entire residential blocks burned and the surrounding vegetation charred.
    — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of surround
Noun
  • Violet Spurgeon wears a yellow dress, a rainbow sash, a tiara and a pair of boxing gloves with her name printed across them.
    — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • The silhouette of this design, created by Victor Edelstein—one of her favorite designers—flattered her figure thanks to the black sash that accentuated her waist and the dress’s strong shoulders.
    — Marta Martínez Tato, Vanity Fair, 24 July 2026
Definition of sash
Verb
  • Now, Lego is inviting builders to look inward with its latest model of the orbiting observatory.
    — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Discovered in 1989 with the Voyager 2 flyby of Neptune, these moons are small and close to Neptune, orbiting just outside the planet's main rings.
    — Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of orbit
Verb
  • Fans also cheered for Penta, but when the bell rang, Minnesota was fully behind Gable.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The alarm bells for the next super El Niño are already ringing.
    — Karryl Kim Sagun Trajano, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of ring
Noun
  • Schaumburg Mayor Tom Dailly led the ribbon-cutting ceremony and presented the program with a $10,000 check from the village.
    — Eric Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Protesters said each ribbon represented an inmate death in ICE custody.
    — Allen Devlin, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of ribbon

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