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- [suh-roun-ding]
- /səˈraʊn dɪŋ/
- /səˈraʊndɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suh-roun-ding]
- /səˈraʊn dɪŋ/
Definitions of surrounding word
- noun surrounding something that surrounds, as the area, border, etc., around an object or central space: a tile surround for the shower stall. 1
- noun surrounding environment or setting: The designer created a Persian surround for the new restaurant. 1
- noun surrounding Hunting. a means of hunting in which wild animals are encircled and chased into a special spot that makes their escape impossible. the act of hunting by this means. the location encircled by hunters using this means. 1
- adjective surrounding enclosing or encircling. 1
- adjective surrounding being the environment or adjacent area. 1
- verb with object surrounding to enclose on all sides; encompass: She was surrounded by reporters. 1
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Origin of surrounding
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English: inundation; see surround, -ing1, -ing2
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Parts of speech for Surrounding
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
surrounding popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
surrounding usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for surrounding
prep surrounding
- about — You use about to introduce who or what something relates to or concerns.
adj surrounding
- ambient — The ambient temperature is the temperature of the air above the ground in a particular place.
- circumferential — of, at, or near the circumference; surrounding; lying along the outskirts.
noun surrounding
- caulking — to fill or close seams or crevices of (a tank, window, etc.) in order to make watertight, airtight, etc.
- cincture — something that encircles or surrounds, esp a belt, girdle, or border
- conditions — external or existing circumstances
- cording — a type of corded material, esp when used as a decorative trimming
- furring — the fine, soft, thick, hairy coat of the skin of a mammal.
adjective surrounding
- around — To be positioned around a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move around a place means to go along its edge, back to your starting point.
- enclosing — Present participle of enclose.
- overarching — forming an arch above: great trees with overarching branches.
preposition surrounding
- encircling — Enclosing, skirting.
- encompassing — Present participle of encompass.
Top questions with surrounding
- how do antibiotics work without harming the surrounding human cells?
- why do the phospholipids surrounding the cell form a bilayer?
- what do bacteria have surrounding their cell membrane?
- what is the name for the gaseous sphere surrounding earth?
- what are the cells surrounding the stomata called?
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