surrounding

Definition of Surrounding in English :

closely encircling

Example Sentences:
'encompassing mountain ranges'
'the surrounding countryside'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Surrounding

noun

1.

that which surrounds

2. [pl.]

the things, conditions, influences, etc. that surround a given place or person; environment

adjective

3.

that surrounds

tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds

1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle: the magnetic field that surrounds the earth.

2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication: The police surrounded the house.

n.

1. Something, such as fencing or a border, that surrounds: a fireplace surround.

2.

a. The area around a thing or place: inflammation extending to the surround of the eye.

b. often surrounds Surroundings; environment: "It was the country, the flat agricultural surround, that so ravished me" (Listener).

3. A method of hunting wild animals by surrounding them and driving them to a place from which they cannot escape.