girding up one's loins

A form of gird up one's loins — To prepare oneself for something demanding.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of gird up one's loins
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APA

girding up one's loins. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girding%20up%20one's%20loins

MLA

“girding up one's loins.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girding%20up%20one's%20loins. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “girding up one's loins,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girding%20up%20one's%20loins.

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