• (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Surround • (n.) The things which surround or environ; external or attending circumstances or conditions. • (a.) Inclosing; encircling. • (n.) An encompassing. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/surrounding/
something that surrounds. · environing things, circumstances, conditions, etc.; environment: He was too sick to be aware of his surroundings. · the act of encircling or enclosing. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/surrounding