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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
These products are different from maternity belts, which look more like a girdle and are meant to be worn during pregnancy to take some weight off your bump. — Kathleen Felton, SELF, 6 May 2025 Old-school corsets and girdles might have been shameful or uncomfortable in the past, but thanks to brands like Skims, today's shapewear is just another staple on our packing list. — Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 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
  • In fact, the ratio is typical of that found on the outer edge of planet-forming discs around young stars, implying 3I/ATLAS formed a long way out from its parent star, perhaps in the equivalent of its Kuiper belt.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 6 July 2026
  • Lopez completed her look with a thin brown belt, gold jewelry, and open-toe mesh pumps by Femme LA.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 6 July 2026
Definition of belt
Verb
  • The series just wrapped shooting in Barcelona and moves on to Amsterdam.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 30 June 2026
  • The singer's last headlining trek was the Sweetener World Tour, which wrapped in 2019 after more than 100 performances worldwide.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Definition of wrap
Verb
  • The evening of the shoot, there was frequent hum of tourist helicopters circling the island, and a few party boats blasting music, which threatened to put a damper on the plans.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026
  • Minutes later the pike was just under the surface, circling close to the boat.
    — Jack G. Mell, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026
Definition of circle
Verb
  • Plantation police said the circumstances surrounding the child's death remain under investigation.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • Officials did not initially identify Ortiz Canseco on Thursday or disclose the circumstances surrounding his disappearance, saying his family needed to be notified first.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 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
  • The space agency shared a video showing fireworks over Los Angeles as seen from the Earth-orbiting outpost.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • SpaceX launched a passel of satellites to orbit early Tuesday morning (July 7).
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of orbit
Verb
  • When that happened, on July 4, 1778, locals rang the old bell, which had been delivered up the Mississippi from New Orleans, and for a long time locals stored the bell inside the church.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Gunshots were heard ringing out during a fireworks display near the boardwalk in Coney Island, according to the New York Post.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
Definition of ring
Noun
  • Texas Health Mansfield Stadium officially opened for operations Wednesday morning with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
    — Cal Phillips Updated July 1, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
  • That joy was bursting at the seams; the kids couldn't wait for the ceremonial ribbons to be cut.
    — Bo Evans, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Definition of ribbon

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