Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Surrounding · Sur·round·ing · IPA /səˈɹaʊndɪŋ/ a. n. 01 a. Inclosing; encircling. 1. Inclosing; encircling. 02 n. An encompassing. 1. An encompassing. 2. The things which surround or environ; external or attending circumstances or conditions.