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surrounding

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /s???a?nd??/
  • Rhymes: -a?nd??
  • Hyphenation: sur?round?ing

Verb

surrounding

  1. present participle of surround

Noun

surrounding (plural surroundings)

  1. An outlying area; area in proximity to something
  2. An environment

Synonyms

  • periphery

Translations

Adjective

surrounding (not comparable)

  1. which surrounds something

Translations

surrounding From the web:

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abutting

English

Etymology

abut +? -ing

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /??b?t.??/
  • Rhymes: -?t??

Adjective

abutting (not comparable)

  1. Facing each other, front to front.

Verb

abutting

  1. present participle of abut

Noun

abutting (plural abuttings)

  1. abutment
    the abuttings of roads

abutting From the web:

  • what abutting means
  • what does abutting the spinal cord mean
  • what does abutting mean in medical terms
  • what does abutting property mean
  • what does abutting nerve root mean
  • what is abutting land
  • what is abutting gap
  • what is abutting road
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