girdle
noun
a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
girdling
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present participleof girdle.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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They created small or large canopy gaps around the trees by either felling or girdling the competing trees.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2023
Many adult lampreys make it through fish ladders designed for salmon, but at each of the eight dams girdling the lower Columbia and Snake rivers, their ranks are reduced by roughly 30% to 50%.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2022
I admired the sensuous materiality of the undulating brass-and-glass facade, the riverine expanse of white oak floor, the roughness of the pale brick girdling the auditorium.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2022
With hard freezes becoming increasingly rare, more larvae are growing into adult beetles that systematically eat bark, girdling and killing the trees, “turning whole slopes from green to red.”
From Washington Post ● May 17, 2019
A huge wave girdling it was advancing towards us relentlessly.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
