girdling
- present participle of girdle.
Example Sentences
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It takes precision to harness so much abundance; raising the house to save the sibipiruna, for instance, meant inserting tiers in the terrain to avoid girdling the roots of pre-existing loquats and phoenix palms.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2024
Felling is cutting down the tree outright, while girdling refers to killing the tree by removing its access to nutrients, but not cutting it down.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2023
Sprinklers sent arcs of water onto the rich, green swales girdling the townhouse and condo developments.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 11, 2021
Crews have employed a number of tactics, including felling trees with chain saws, girdling their trunks with a blade and spraying the wound with a systemic herbicide.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 2018
A huge wave girdling it was advancing towards us relentlessly.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
