See Also: surrounding(1)(dictionary)
surrounding(2)(dictionary)
surrounding(dictionary)

surrounding(1) (iou)



surrounding noun. LME.
[from SURROUND verb + -ING1.]
Overflowing, inundation. LME-L16.
The action or fact of surrounding or encompassing someone or something. L18.
In pl. Those things which surround or are in the vicinity of a person or thing; the conditions affecting a person or thing; environment. M19.
R. Fry The artist is..constantly observant of his surroundings.
sing. & in pl. A number of people standing around; a body of attendants; an entourage. L19.