how to pronounce girth
/ɡɜːθ/
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girth is pronounced in one syllable
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An example use of girth in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… go shooting at liquidy girth or on one …”
meanings of girth
noun:
- One's waistline circumference, most often a large one.
- A band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle or a harness saddle in place.
- A small horizontal brace or girder.
- The part of an animal around which the girth fits.
- The distance measured around an object.
- The length of the shortest cycle in a graph.
verb:
- To bind as if with a girth or band.
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