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Surrounding vs Encircle - What's the difference?

surrounding | encircle |

As verbs the difference between surrounding and encircle

is that surrounding is present participle of lang=en while encircle is to surround, form a circle around.

As a noun surrounding

is outlaying area; area in proximity to something.

As an adjective surrounding

is which surrounds something.

surrounding

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • outlaying area; area in proximity to something
  • environment

    • Synonyms

    * periphery

    Adjective

    (-)
  • which surrounds something

    • encircle

    English

    Verb

    (encircl)
  • To surround, form a circle around.

    • Derived terms

    * encirclement