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surrounding

/səˈɹaʊndɪŋ/adjective3 syllables

Surrounding means: closely encircling.

Synonyms for surrounding5

adjective, as in closely encircling

encompassing, circumferent, close

also used for surrounding

circumambient, periphery

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What does surrounding mean?1

adjective

1

closely encircling“encompassing mountain ranges”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with surrounding?9

two syllables

foundingsoundingpoundingroundinggrounding

three syllables

astoundingcompoundingresoundingrebounding
Show 40 near rhymes
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Surrounding in a sentence

  • She would often go for long, lonely walks through the woods surrounding the village.sundown
  • She would often go on long, lonely walks through the woods surrounding the village.sundown
  • Following the closure of the factory, the surrounding villages began to depopulate.Lumi
  • Surrounding the house is a wall, beyond which there are cypress trees growing.sundown
  • After the festival, the snakes are released back into the surrounding woods.Hybrid
  • The choir holds concerts in the surrounding area, including many in the town itself.CM
  • There are a large number of shops and businesses in the surrounding area.sundown
  • The mystery surrounding his death was played up by the media.darinmex

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