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Explore Girding through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Girding in a sentence

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Girding | Girders | Girder | Gird | Girded | Girds

Girding meaning

present participle and gerund of gird

Using Girding

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of gird
  • In the example corpus, girding often appears in combinations such as: girding for, was girding.

Context around Girding

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

brave 1× loin 1× towners 1× perhaps 1×

Often after:

amongst 1×

Sentence patterns with Girding

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

asia were girding for world 1× guam is girding for a 1× he was girding an amoral 1× he was girding up for 1× may be girding for a 1× of towners girding their loins 1× perhaps girding for an 1× the brave girding her loins 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as china tensions 1× burns 1956 p 1× he was girding 1× johnson famously missed 1× now i m 1× now we have 1×

Common sentence endings:

for world war 1× fund raising appeals 1× of hot coffee 1× s government wobbled 1× super typhoon mawar 1× the evil one 1×

Words around Girding

Just before it in the word index:

girdhar 2 girders 37 girder 28 girded 6 girdawari 2 gird 19

Just after it in the word index:

girdle 47 girdler 11 girdles 14 girdling 4 girds 5 girdusky 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Girding

  • In this selection, "girding" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, brave, loin, towners and amongst stand out and add context to how "girding" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include asia were girding for world and guam is girding for a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "girding" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with girding

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Now, we have Kamala the Brave girding her loins, joining forth to do battle with The Evil One. (18 words)

As China tensions simmer across the Pacific, America’s Western Pacific redoubt of Guam is girding for a knockout hit by Super Typhoon Mawar. (24 words)

He was girding, an amoral storyteller insisting on a story and a moral different from the ones that those nefarious establishment types were pushing. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

But most of the better tables today are taken up by a colorful crowd of shave-headed, black-T-shirt-clad, brightly enhanced out-of-towners, girding their loins for day two of Hell City with bacon and eggs and lots of hot coffee. (44 words)

Now I’m being deliberately naughty in using that phrase because today — as befits a society of two ‘never-the-twain-shall-meet’ camps — any mention of saving the planet immediately leads to loin girding amongst those battle groups. (39 words)

Johnson famously missed out on becoming prime minister in 2016, but a neat trim in January was taken as the first sign he was girding up for another run at the top office as Theresa May’s government wobbled. (39 words)

Example sentences (9)

As China tensions simmer across the Pacific, America’s Western Pacific redoubt of Guam is girding for a knockout hit by Super Typhoon Mawar.

He was girding, an amoral storyteller insisting on a story and a moral different from the ones that those nefarious establishment types were pushing.

Now, we have Kamala the Brave girding her loins, joining forth to do battle with The Evil One.

Now I’m being deliberately naughty in using that phrase because today — as befits a society of two ‘never-the-twain-shall-meet’ camps — any mention of saving the planet immediately leads to loin girding amongst those battle groups.

Johnson famously missed out on becoming prime minister in 2016, but a neat trim in January was taken as the first sign he was girding up for another run at the top office as Theresa May’s government wobbled.

The president and the Democrats may be girding for a constitutional clash, but their campaigns are working to capitalize on the moment with fund-raising appeals.

But most of the better tables today are taken up by a colorful crowd of shave-headed, black-T-shirt-clad, brightly enhanced out-of-towners, girding their loins for day two of Hell City with bacon and eggs and lots of hot coffee.

Perhaps girding for an organizing battle, the company — breaking its usual silence — rebutted similar assertions about warehouse working conditions when they were voiced by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., last week.

Burns (1956), p. 261. Congress passed, and the president signed, a mandatory arms embargo at a time when dictators in Europe and Asia were girding for world war.

Common combinations with girding

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "girding" in a sentence?
An example: "As China tensions simmer across the Pacific, America’s Western Pacific redoubt of Guam is girding for a knockout hit by Super Typhoon Mawar." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "girding" from authentic English texts.
What does "girding" mean?
Girding means: present participle and gerund of gird
How many example sentences with "girding" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "girding", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.