surround
verb (used with object)
to enclose on all sides; encompass.
am surrounding
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present progressiveof surround (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“I am surrounding the shelter with cinderblock walls,” he says.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2018
I am surrounding the cultivation with a live fence of euphorbia.
From Ismailia by Sir Samuel White Baker
I am surrounding myself with shadows, which bewilder me by aping the realities of life.
From A Study of Hawthorne by George Parsons Lathrop
