girting

verb

present participle of girt
as in wrapping
to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt the EMTs girted his wounded leg with bandages

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wrapping
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  • As foundation models continue to improve, however, simply wrapping an interface around a large language model will become increasingly difficult to differentiate.
    — Ganesh Shankar, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Looking down from the steep glass enclosure wrapping the ethereal oculus is like peering down from a cliff.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
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“Girting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girting. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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