noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A binding or encircling.

   "Bossuet thus beautifully addresses the Saviour of the world, when the girdings of his childhood were first untied […]"

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of gird form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

adhesiveaffixationannexationattachmentbindingbond

Example

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"They were girding for the exam."

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