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
Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
Just this past offseason Miami put an emphasis on fortifying the trenches, correcting a past wrong, adding players with size and girth on the offensive and defensive line via the NFL Draft.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Or the body length of a tight end, or the considerable girth of a behemoth linemen in the trenches.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The ring’s just-over-one-inch girth offers a snug but stretchy fit for most, though those on the thicker side may want to size up.
—Gabrielle Kassel, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Generous clusters of aromatic flowers in lavender-blue, violet and purple grow on clumping plants to a height and girth of three feet.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
Just this past offseason Miami put an emphasis on fortifying the trenches, correcting a past wrong, adding players with size and girth on the offensive and defensive line via the NFL Draft.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Or the body length of a tight end, or the considerable girth of a behemoth linemen in the trenches.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The ring’s just-over-one-inch girth offers a snug but stretchy fit for most, though those on the thicker side may want to size up.
—Gabrielle Kassel, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2025
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Noun
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Users can manually enter ear spacing and head circumference to fine-tune time-of-arrival differences, adjust virtual speaker angles between 40°, 60°, and 80° and enable optional room simulation for a consistent, dependable reference environment.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The height of the knee-high shaft height measures 375mm, and have a 175mm circumference.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
16 Jan. 2026
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Production is underway in Los Angeles and is slated to wrap during the second week of February.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2026
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These naysayers imply that Boca is wrapped in some sort of grand conspiracy because the city considers, subject to public vote, a new source of additional revenue measuring in the billions of dollars while improving our downtown.—
Marc Wigder,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Girth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girth. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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