encircling : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: encircling	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for encircling
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
encircling adj being all around the edges; enclosing; "his encircling arms"; "the room's skirting board needs painting" Synonym(s): encircling(a), skirting(a)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. Her brows encircled with his serpent rod. --Parnell. Syn: To encompass; surround; environ; inclose.