Dictionary Definition
encircling adj : being all around the edges;
enclosing; "his encircling arms"; "the room's skirting board needs
painting" [syn: encircling(a),
skirting(a)]
User Contributed Dictionary
Verb
encircling- present participle of encircle
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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