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girding
We have found lemma(root) word of girding : gird.
Definitions
[ɡəːd], (Verb)
Definitions:
- encircle (a person or part of the body) with a belt or band
(e.g: a young man was to be girded with the belt of knighthood)
- prepare oneself for something difficult or challenging
(e.g: they are girding themselves for the upcoming court case)
Phrases:
- gird one's loins
Origin
:
Old English gyrdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gorden and German gürten, also to girdle and girth
[ɡəːd], (Verb)
Definitions:
- make cutting or critical remarks
(e.g: the clubmen girded at the Committee)
Phrases:
Origin
:
Middle English (in the sense ‘strike, stab’): of unknown origin
[ɡəːd], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a cutting or critical remark
(e.g: his girds were oblique, and touched to the quick)
Phrases:
Origin
:
Middle English (in the sense ‘strike, stab’): of unknown origin
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