girdling in English

verb
1
encircle (the body) with or as a girdle or belt.
the Friar loosened the rope that girdled his waist
2
cut through the bark all the way around (a tree or branch), typically in order to kill it or to kill a branch to make the tree more fruitful.
If these are not removed they can girdle the tree, cutting into the trunk and eventually killing the tree.
verb

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Below are sample sentences containing the word "girdling" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "girdling", or refer to the context using the word "girdling" in the English Dictionary.

1. Synonyms for rounding include circling, compassing, orbiting, circuiting, circumnavigating, encircling, girdling, ringing, circulating and Begirding

2. Synonyms for Begirding include girdling, girding, belting, encompassing, girting, engirding, circling, wrapping, encircling and girthing

3. Synonyms for Circuiting include encircling, ringing, circling, girdling, compassing, orbiting, circumnavigating, circumventing, rounding and girding

4. At its worst, Cankers on the trunk of a tree can be in the process of girdling and subsequently killing the entire tree

5. This is not some uppity, shoe-staring, angst-Adrench cover band this is the world-girdling juggernaut itself; these are not pretenders to the throne this IS Queen

6. If Cabling is not done properly, girdling can result; that is one reason why Cabling trees are not considered a task for untrained homeowners to do on their own.