| Surrounding 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Surround. 2. (a.) Inclosing; encircling. 3. (n.) An encompassing. 4. (n.) The things which surround or environ; external or attending circumstances or conditions. Thesaurus Entries abutting, adjacent, adjoining, ambient, bordering, circling, circumambient, circumferential, circumflex, circumfluent, circumfluous, circumjacent, claustral, confining, contextual, embracing, encircling, enclosing, encompassing, enfolding, enveloping, environing, environmental, limiting, local, nearby, neighboring, parietal, peripheral, roundabout, suburban, wrapping |