HyperDic: encircling

English > 1 sense of the word *encircling*:
ADJECTIVE	all	encircling, skirting	being all around the edges

encircling > pronunciation
Sounds	ehnser'kahlihng; ehnser'klihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *encircling*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	All around the edges; enclosing.
Example	"his encircling arms"
Synonym	skirting
Broader	peripheral	On or near an edge or constituting / constituting an outer boundary
Spanish	circundante
Catalan	circumdant