- present participle of surround.
surrounding
Example Sentences
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Vasseur said the speculation surrounding the team meant Ferrari were "not working in the perfect serenity".
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
The company says battery storage in New York follows the nation’s leading fire-safety rules to provide maximum protection to the surrounding communities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Flying on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve or Christmas Day tends to be cheaper than flying on the days surrounding the holidays.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Planets take shape inside disks of gas and dust surrounding young stars, but the supply of gas they depend on is temporary.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
But this was no theater, and surrounding me was not the well-groomed and washed crowd that had attended that infamous production of Our American Cousin.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
