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surrounding Definition

sur·round·ing (--ro̵un′diŋ)

noun

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

adjective

that surrounds

surrounding Synonyms

surrounding

modif.

enclosing, encircling, encompassing, neighboring; see around 1.

surrounding Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • countryside: For a time, he lived in the Kent village of Shoreham, whose surrounding countryside became his ' Valley of Vision ' .
  • whitespace: Text This returns a new string with all surrounding whitespace removed and internal whitespace normalized to a single space.
  • district: Malmesbury has always been the focus of its surrounding district.
  • area: Searches of the surrounding area failed to find traces of the killer.
  • landscape: On your way, look down at the surrounding landscape molded by ancient volcanic eruptions.

Modifying Another Word

  • immediately: This was my domain, or at least the immediately surrounding countryside was.

Used with adjective complement

  • have: To help you with any concerns or problems that you may have surrounding volunteering the volunteer tool-kit has been developed.