Meanings
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of surround
plural surroundings
- An outlying area; area in proximity to something.
- An environment.
They require a surrounding which keeps them from sinking into apathy through tasks which they are able to solve and duties they can carry out.
1994, Kraft Eberhard Von Maltzahn, Nature as Landscape: Dwelling and Understanding, page 501 more example
It was inevitable that German music should leave its impress upon the song of the Jew, that the Jew's spirit should be imbued with the musical scale and style of his surrounding.
1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 133
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveclosely encircling
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian околност
- околност (okolnost)outlying area
Finnish ympäristö, lähiympäristö
- ympäristöoutlying area
- lähiympäristöoutlying area
German Umgebung
- Umgebungoutlying area
Greek περιτριγύρισμα
- περιτριγύρισμα (peritrigýrisma)gerund of 'surround'
Hebrew סְבִיבָה
- סְבִיבָה (svivá)outlying area
Italian periferia
- periferiaoutlying area
Spanish periferia, rededor
- periferiaoutlying area
- rededoroutlying area
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with surrounding
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surrounding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surrounding
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