- present participle of encircle.
encircling
Example Sentences
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She pointed out one pup with a piece of trash encircling its neck.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
The report imagined an “emerald necklace,” an urban paradise of parks and rivers and open spaces and public beaches encircling L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
The new English coast path links with the Wales Coast Path - an 870-mile route encircling the Welsh coastline.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
The “spiritual alchemist” who turns her San Antonio home into what looks like the HQ of a drug cartel by encircling the place with an 8-foot concrete wall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
Four ants together, or ten, encircling a dead moth on a path, begin to look more like an idea.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
