n.
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: gir · dled ; gir · dling \ ' g ə r-d ə l-i ŋ \
Date: 1582
1 : to encircle with or as if with a girdle
2 : to cut away the bark and cambium in a ring around (a plant) usually to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
3 : to move around : CIRCLE < girdled the world>