- present participle of girdle.
girdling
Example Sentences
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Felling is cutting down the tree outright, while girdling refers to killing the tree by removing its access to nutrients, but not cutting it down.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2023
I admired the sensuous materiality of the undulating brass-and-glass facade, the riverine expanse of white oak floor, the roughness of the pale brick girdling the auditorium.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2022
Crews have employed a number of tactics, including felling trees with chain saws, girdling their trunks with a blade and spraying the wound with a systemic herbicide.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 2018
They also squandered timber by girdling trees to clear land, cutting the bark around their trunks and later burning them.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
A huge wave girdling it was advancing towards us relentlessly.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
