girdling
The word “girdling” has 2 syllables: gird-ling
It's pronounced as /ˈɡɜrdlɪŋ/
What is synonym and antonym for girdling?
In the thesaurus, “girdling” has 56 synonyms and 8 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for girdling along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for girdling
- bandaging
- banding
- begirding
- belting
- besetting
- besieging
- chaining
- circling
- circuiting
- circumambulating
- circumnavigating
- circumscribing
- circumventing
- closing in
- compassing
- cording
- crossing
- embracing
- enchaining
- encircling
- enclosing
- encompassing
- engirding
- engirdling
- enswathing
- entrenching
- environing
- enwinding
- enwreathing
- girding
- girthing
- girting
- inclosing
- intrenching
- investing
- lashing
- looping
- orbiting
- perambulating
- ringing
- roping
- rounding
- shackling
- surrounding
- swarming
- swathing
- taping
- tieing up
- traversing
- trussing
- tying up
- walling
- winding
- wiring
- wrapping
- wreathing
Antonyms for girdling
- unbinding
- ungirding
- unlashing
- unshackling
- untieing
- untying
- unwinding
- unwrapping
Meanings of girdling
- verb
- To gird, encircle, or constrain by such means.
- To kill or stunt a tree by removing or inverting a ring of bark.
Example Sentences
- The workers were girdling the tree to prepare it for removal.
- Ancient fortresses often had walls girdling the city.
- She was girdling her waist with a golden sash.
- The mountains were girdling the valley in every direction.
- By girdling the trunk, the farmers ensured the tree would eventually die.
On this page you'll find 64 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to girdling, such as: bandaging, banding, begirding, belting, besetting, besieging, chaining.
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Related Words
edging
- ambit
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walling
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banding
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- bar
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- begirding
- belt
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- edging
- enchaining
- engirding
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- enswathing
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- filigree
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- girthing
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- ingot
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- net
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- projecting
- ribbon
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- roping
- rule
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- shackling
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- slab
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- stick
- strapping
- streak
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- swathe
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- tangling
- tape
- taping
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- tieing
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- winding
- wiring
- wrapping
- wreathing
- zoning
taping
embracing
- absorbing
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- communicating
- compassing
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- contiguous
- copying
- cradling
- crushing
- cuddling
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- grabbing
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- immediate
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- investing
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- lapping
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- locking
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- mantling
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- naming
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- near
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- nestling
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- patting
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- prizing
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- quoting
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- rearing
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- ringing
- selecting
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- skirting
- snuggling
- straining
- stroking
- subsuming
- surrounding
- swaddling
- swarming
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- taking
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- tangent
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- twining
- united
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- veiling
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- walling
- welcoming
- wrapping
- wreathing