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Surrounding   /sərˈaʊndɪŋ/   Listen
adjective
Surrounding  adj.  Inclosing; encircling.


verb
Surround  v. t.  (past & past part. surrounded; pres. part. surrounding)  
1.
To inclose on all sides; to encompass; to environ.
2.
To lie or be on all sides of; to encircle; as, a wall surrounds the city. "But could instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me."
3.
To pass around; to travel about; to circumnavigate; as, to surround the world. (Obs.)
4.
(Mil.) To inclose, as a body of troops, between hostile forces, so as to cut off means of communication or retreat; to invest, as a city.
Synonyms: To encompass; encircle; environ; invest; hem in; fence about.


noun
Surrounding  n.  
1.
An encompassing.
2.
pl. The things which surround or environ; external or attending circumstances or conditions.





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"Surrounding" Quotes from Famous Books



... of fire by night. Edom refused a passage through their land, but so terrible were thy signs, that the trembling earth, the tempestuated heavens—all nature seemed to avenge the cause of thine insulted people; and the surrounding nations were smitten with terror, as when mount Sinai herself quaked, and for a time disappeared amidst the tremendous glory of the divine presence. These wonders do not surpass what we have witnessed to-day, and which prove that none shall oppress ...
— Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I • Francis Augustus Cox
... of infantry armed with pikes and spears was surrounding the huts, ovens and clearing, on all ...
— The Knights of the Cross • Henryk Sienkiewicz
... me to a bothy in the village which had been set apart as a prison for me, and here, a picket of soldiers with loaded muskets surrounding the hut, they left me to myself. I had asked for paper and ink, but my request ...
— A Daughter of Raasay - A Tale of the '45 • William MacLeod Raine
... and mounted the round gunrest. He faced about and blessed gravely thrice the tower, the surrounding land and the awaking mountains. Then, catching sight of Stephen Dedalus, he bent towards him and made rapid crosses in the air, gurgling in his throat and shaking his head. Stephen Dedalus, displeased and sleepy, leaned his arms on the top of the staircase ...
— Ulysses • James Joyce
... the surrounding district were governed by an Archbishop, who was an Elector of the Empire. The right of choosing this great prelate belonged, under certain limitations, to the Chapter of the Cathedral. The Archbishop was also Bishop of Liege, of Munster, and of Hildesheim. His dominions were ...
— The History of England from the Accession of James II. - Volume 2 (of 5) • Thomas Babington Macaulay


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