encircling

1. 1.

   being all around the edges; enclosing

   “his encircling arms”

   “the room's skirting board needs painting”

   Synonymsskirting

   Similarperipheral

Questions about encircling

What does encircling mean?

encircling means "being all around the edges; enclosing".

How many syllables are in encircling?

encircling has 4 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ɛnˈsɝkəlɪŋ/.

What is another word for encircling?

Close synonyms include skirting. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is encircling a common word?

encircling is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.