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begirdling

begirdling is the present participle and gerund of begirdle.

Meaning of begirdle

Verb

begirdle (third-person singular simple present begirdles, present participle begirdling, simple past and past participle begirdled)

  1. To encircle or surround, as with a girdle.
    • The vine begirdled the tree, wrapping around its trunk as though trying to hug it.

Questions about begirdling

What is begirdling the present participle and gerund of?
Begirdling is the present participle and gerund of begirdle.

Words near begirdling in the dictionary

  1. begirded
  2. begirding
  3. begirdle
  4. begirdled
  5. begirdles
  6. begirdling
  7. begirds
  8. begirt
  9. begive
  10. begiven
  11. begives

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Adapted from Wiktionary: begirdling (page history and authors); begirdle (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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