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surrounding
Part of speech: NounBeing on all sides of; enclosing.
Usage examples "surrounding":- But when we do and find that nothing particular has happened, and that there's a card for us on the mantelpiece, how stuffy are our welcomers, and how well they tone into the surrounding grey when they are elderly and respectable? - "Somehow Good", William de Morgan.
- Already search had been made in the surrounding woods, but without result. - "The Secrets of Potsdam", William Le Queux.
- There was a slight ridge just there, so that the view was clear for some distance in either direction; Mateo's cabin was in plain sight, and the surrounding hills. - "The Thunder Bird", B. M. Bower.