surrounding

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /səˈɹaʊndɪŋ/ Rhymes: -aʊndɪŋ Hyphenation: sur‧round‧ing === Verb === surrounding present participle and gerund of surround ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === surrounding This term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}. Near-synonym: outlying ==== Translations ==== === Noun === surrounding (plural surroundings) An outlying area; area in proximity to something. An environment. ==== Synonyms ==== periphery ==== Translations ==== === References === “surrounding”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.