The Collaborative International Dictionary
Girting
Girt \Girt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Girted; p. pr. & vb. n. Girting.] [From Girt, n., cf. Girth, v.] To gird; to encircle; to invest by means of a girdle; to measure the girth of; as, to girt a tree.
We here create thee the first duke of Suffolk,
And girt thee with the sword.
--Shak.
Wiktionary
girting
vb. (present participle of girt English)
Usage examples of "girting".
Definitely sending a message to outsiders that it was girting this coast and they'd better be jolly respectful.
I watched it attentively until sunset, when it spread all at once to the eastward and westward, girting in the horizon with a narrow strip of vapour, and looking like a long line of low beach.