Definitions for surrounding
səˈraʊn dɪŋsur·round·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. encompassing(a), surrounding(a), circumferentadjective

   closely encircling

   "encompassing mountain ranges"; "the surrounding countryside"

Wiktionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. surroundingnoun

   outlaying area; area in proximity to something

2. surroundingnoun

   environment

3. surroundingadjective

   which surrounds something

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Surrounding

   of Surround

2. Surroundingadjective

   inclosing; encircling

3. Surroundingnoun

   an encompassing

4. Surroundingnoun

   the things which surround or environ; external or attending circumstances or conditions

Freebase(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Surrounding

   Extending on all sides of simultaneously; encircling.

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'surrounding' in Adjectives Frequency: #708

How to pronounce surrounding?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say surrounding in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of surrounding in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of surrounding in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of surrounding in a Sentence

1. Rigoberta Menchu:

   The bravery of these Mayan women has allowed the silence and impunity surrounding sexual violence to be broken after more than 30 years.

2. Kameelah Phillips:

   Syringoma is characterized by benign, flesh-colored pimples that are usually not tender to the touch, sometimes there are multiple lesions, or they can grow larger than you’re comfortable with, but resist trying to remove or pop them yourself. It can cause damage to the surrounding skin.

3. Tom Hanks:

   The prejudice surrounding AIDS exacts a social death which precedes the actual physical one.

4. Anuj Somany:

   Surrounding people whom a person likes is not really getting ones who he is like character wise as individuals of same nature befriend by default and not by design of own choice.

5. Cara Charles-Barks:

   We are working with the police to understand the circumstances surrounding this incident and it would be inappropriate to make further comment at this time, while we establish how they became unwell.

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