encircling

4 definitions found

encircling - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Encircle \En*cir"cle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Encircled; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Encircling.] [Pref. en- + circle: cf. OF.
     encercler.]
     To form a circle about; to inclose within a circle or ring;
     to surround; as, to encircle one in the arms; the army
     encircled the city.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Her brows encircled with his serpent rod. --Parnell.
  
     Syn: To encompass; surround; environ; inclose.
          [1913 Webster]

  encircling \encircling\ adj.
     surrounding. [prenominal]
  
     Syn: circumferential, skirting(prenominal).
          [WordNet 1.5]

encircling - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  encircling
      adj 1: being all around the edges; enclosing; "his encircling
             arms"; "the room's skirting board needs painting" [syn:
             encircling(a), skirting(a)]

encircling - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  30 Moby Thesaurus words for "encircling":
     ambient, assimilating, circling, circumambient, circumferential,
     circumflex, circumfluent, circumfluous, circumjacent, comprising,
     containing, counting, covering, embracing, enclosing, encompassing,
     enfolding, enveloping, environing, envisaging, including,
     inclusive, incorporating, neighboring, numbering, peripheral,
     roundabout, suburban, surrounding, wrapping