encircling
part of speech
verb (present participle of encircle: encircle, encircles, encircled, encircling); adjective (the encircling hills)
meaning for a pupil
1) Forming a circle around something; surrounding it on all sides. tree →
2) Moving around something in a circle. tree →
sense in the lessons
In geography, encircling hills or walls surround a town; in history, armies encircled a city in a siege; in maths and art, drawing a ring around something; in stories, the encircling dark adds danger; phrases: «the encircling hills», «encircling the city».
examples
- The encircling mountains protected the valley. tree →
- The children made a ring, encircling the maypole. tree →
- Wolves were encircling the camp. tree →
- A wall encircling the old town kept enemies out. tree →
- The moat encircling the castle was full of water. tree →
- Clouds were encircling the mountain top. tree →
- They had bound themselves fast to each other, so that they looked like one large body on the slippery plains of ice encircling the deep abyss. tree →
note
From encircle; drop e before -ing. Similar: surrounding, ringing. Noun: encirclement.
Trees and pragmatics
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