girdling

verb

Definition of girdlingnext
present participle of girdle
1
as in wrapping
to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt trees girdled the campus, essentially hiding it from view wire girdling the bundle of firewood

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2
as in circling
to travel completely around an asteroid belt that girdles the inner planets of the solar system

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3
as in surrounding
to form a circle around the rings that famously girdle the planet Saturn

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  1. circling
  2. surrounding
  3. encircling
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  • For many American families, Christmas isn’t Christmas without a tree decorated with lights, ornaments, tinsel – and an electric train circling merrily beneath.
    George Petras, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement With the portal now open, there’s no doubt other interested teams will be circling the speedy former five-star receiver.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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  • The Franklin fire is burning within much of the footprint of 2018’s devastating Woolsey fire, which destroyed more than 1,600 structures and burned about 97,000 acres in Malibu, the Santa Monica Mountains and surrounding communities of Thousand Oaks, Oak Park and Agoura Hills.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The rules surrounding Sasaki’s posting get complicated, but Sasaki will be well within the Tigers’ financial reach.
    Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of surrounding
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  • Advertisement Kim was a central figure in Yoon’s martial law enforcement, which led to special forces troops encircling the National Assembly building and army helicopters hovering over it.
    Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
  • On Tuesday, special forces troops were observed encircling the parliament building and army helicopters were hovering over it.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
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