They were girding for the exam.
Source: tatoeba (6452020)
Girding
Synonyms for "girding" (40 found)
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9 entriesdescriptorgarment accessorygrammatical categorymodifierpreparationpreparereinforcestructural systemtransitive verb
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16 entriesCollocations
14 entriesgirding actiongirding armorgirding beltgirding for actiongirding for battlegirding for defensegirding frameworkgirding layergirding measuresgirding mechanismgirding perimetergirding processgirding strategygirding walls
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The company is girding for an initial public offering to raise funds.
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Bossuet thus beautifully addresses the Saviour of the world, when the girdings of his childhood were first untied […]
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