girdling (Meaning)

Webster

girdling (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Girdle

The roots of the oak tree had become so thick that they were girdling the trunk.
The tree surgeon decided to remove the girdling roots to save the tree.
The ivy had grown so aggressively that it was girdling the entire branch.
The grapevines were carefully trained to avoid girdling the trellis.
The old fence posts were being slowly weakened by the girdling vines.
The vines were so tightly woven around the tree that they were starting to strangle it.
The girdling effect of the vines was cutting off the tree's circulation.
The tree's root system was weakened by the girdling action of the fungus.
The girdling process took several years, eventually leading to the tree's demise.
The girdling of the tree by the fungus caused it to topple over during a storm.

of Girdle

wrapping, bandaging, engirdling, banding, girding, taping,circling, girting, lashing, tieing up

unwinding, unwrapping, untying, untying, unwinding,unwrapping, unshackling, unbinding, ungirding,unshackling

The roots of the oak tree had become so thick that they were girdling the trunk.

The tree surgeon decided to remove the girdling roots to save the tree.

The ivy had grown so aggressively that it was girdling the entire branch.

The grapevines were carefully trained to avoid girdling the trellis.