as in to wrap
to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt
you'll need to make sure you girth the saddle tightly or you'll fall off the horse
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Recent Examples of girth
Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026
Almond flour is a great addition to the dry ingredients, giving the cake girth and texture, along with that subtle nutty flavor.
—Amisha Gurbani, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Feb. 2026
But hyaluronic acid has also been studied for girth enhancement too.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 6 Feb. 2026
And unlike 130 years ago, Americans are notably not interested in expanding our imperial girth, but rather trimming it.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2026
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Noun
For the men spending tens of thousands of dollars to add a couple inches of girth to their genitals, there is always a deeper insecurity not being directly addressed.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026
Almond flour is a great addition to the dry ingredients, giving the cake girth and texture, along with that subtle nutty flavor.
—Amisha Gurbani, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Feb. 2026
But hyaluronic acid has also been studied for girth enhancement too.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 6 Feb. 2026
And unlike 130 years ago, Americans are notably not interested in expanding our imperial girth, but rather trimming it.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for girth
Noun
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The Mission-style burrito, with its monstrous circumference and segregated ingredients, strikes me as a variation best loved by the people who grew up loving it.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
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Kind of like a washer but with various cuts on its outer circumference.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 May 2026
Verb
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Michael Dale lay in his Escondido home with a plastic bag wrapped around his head and sealed with duct tape for at least eight minutes as Michaela Rylaarsdam, vibrator in hand, kept the cameras rolling, according to an arrest warrant affidavit filed in San Diego Superior Court.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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My hero tenderly wrapped his snow-white daughter in a cravat; my heroine woke with a stab of fear, wondering where her stomach had gone.—
Eloisa James,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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“Girth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girth. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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