verb
- present participle of begird; to encircle, surround, or bind with or as if with a belt or band
Usage: formal or literary; often used in poetic or archaic contexts
Examples
- The ancient wall was begirding the entire city.
- A rope was begirding the package to keep it secure.
- The mountains were begirding the valley on all sides.
- She imagined the ocean begirding the island like a protective moat.
- The vines were slowly begirding the old oak tree.