verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
loin
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We're just unwinding before girding our loins for London.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The Romans enclosed the town with walls that still gird the Old City.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A full frontal approach was certain to come, and Carla did her best to be girded against such a confrontation.
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By midsummer, both sides were girding for action.
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I girded myself for the next day.
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Nevertheless, the government is girding for possible trouble.
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The first people to leave went off hastily, while others lingered, girding themselves for the streets.
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We're just unwinding before girding our loins for London.