- present participle of surround.
surrounding
Example Sentences
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Surrounding that will be a dining area that offers a mix of banquette seating, round tables, high tops and lounge furniture.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
Surrounding rock that lacked this reinforcement gradually eroded away, leaving behind the web-like network visible today.
From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026
"Surrounding communities may hear increased noise on base, to include the Giant Voice and sirens during this time, but this is testing only," the council said.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
Surrounding areas of Bissau were more deserted, and there were few people in reopened markets, AFP journalists said.
From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025
Surrounding our Sun is a spherical swarm of giant snowballs composed of ice and rock and organic molecules: the cometary nuclei.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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