gird
gird · girds
насмешка
A sarcastic remarkA sarcastic remark.
UK/ɡɜːd/US/ɡɝd/
» They were girding for the exam.
Lemmih · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesA sarcastic remark.
насме́шкаnasméška
A stroke with a rod or switch.
A severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.
Examples
5 sentencesThey were girding for the exam.
She girded her waist with a belt.
The company is girding for an initial public offering to raise funds.
I'll put on a white shirt and gird myself with a silk sash.
ruНадену белую рубаху и подпояшусь шёлковым кушаком. — Erviy
Gad, being girded, shall fight before him: and he himself shall be girded backward.
Translations
1 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
sarcastic remark:
Origin
From Middle English girden (“to strike”), from Old English *gyrdan.From Middle English girden (“to strike”), from Old English *gyrdan.
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