surrounding
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surrounding
- /səˈɹaʊndɪŋ/
Rhymes with -aʊndɪŋ
verb
- present participle and gerund of surround
noun surroundings
- An outlying area; area in proximity to something.
- An environment. It was inevitable that German music should leave its impress upon the song of the Jew, that the Jew's spirit should be imbued with the musical scale and style of his surrounding.
Similar: periphery
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: close, encompassing, ambient, bordering, surroundings, encircling, circling, enclosing, rim, environment, facing, besieging, wrapping, covering, periphery, adjacent
noun
Similar: periphery
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verb gerund of 'surround'
| Ελληνικά | περιτριγύρισμα peritrigýrisma |
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adj Translations
| Français | environnant |
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| Ελληνικά | περιβάλλων perivállon |
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title = {surrounding},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/surrounding},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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