Antonyms for encircling
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : en-sur-kuh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈsɜr kəl |
Definition of encircling
Origin :- c.1400, from en- (1) "make, put in" + circle. Related: Encircled; encircling; encirclement.
- verb circumscribe
- It had grown darker when he raised her in his encircling arm, and softly answered her.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- Mercifully, we could not see within that encircling wall of fire.
- Extract from : « Priestess of the Flame » by Sewell Peaslee Wright
- Patricia flung off the encircling arms, and was on her feet in an instant.
- Extract from : « Miss Pat at School » by Pemberton Ginther
- The air was warm and still, held by the encircling trees and shrubbery.
- Extract from : « Gigolo » by Edna Ferber
- It was soon out of sight, and then the encircling fire slackened.
- Extract from : « Under Fire » by Charles King
- A fat beastly Negro swept by encircling the frail figure of a while girl.
- Extract from : « The Root of Evil » by Thomas Dixon
- Then the encircling warriors, several hundred in number, took their seats.
- Extract from : « The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago » by John S. C. Abbott
- He wriggled from the tangle of encircling arms to the stone walk.
- Extract from : « Marjorie Dean » by Pauline Lester
- He held himself stiffly and uncomfortably in the encircling arm.
- Extract from : « Jewel » by Clara Louise Burnham
- Encircling the pile of money and chips with his arm, he swept them toward him.
- Extract from : « 'Me-Smith' » by Caroline Lockhart
Synonyms for encircling
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