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How to pronounce “girdle”

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Pronunciation guide for girdle

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of girdle with real speech in context.
Available examples
6 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Charity Tillemann-Dick: After a lung transplant, an aria 18 minuteswith the help of the girdle and an ACE bandage.
Definition summary
That which girds, encircles, or encloses; a circumference.

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How to pronounce girdle

Charity Tillemann-Dick: After a lung transplant, an aria 18 minutes

with the help of the girdle and an ACE bandage.

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “girdle”

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • That which girds, encircles, or encloses; a circumference.
  • A belt or sash at the waist, often used to support stockings or hosiery.
  • A garment used to hold the abdomen, hips, buttocks, and/or thighs in a particular shape.
  • The line of greatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting.[2]
  • (mining) A thin bed or stratum of stone.[3]
  • The clitellum of an earthworm.
  • The removal or inversion of a ring of bark in order to kill or stunt a tree.
  • [Verb]
  • (transitive) To gird, encircle, or constrain by such means.
  • (transitive) To kill or stunt a tree by removing or inverting a ring of bark.

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