encircling en · ADJ
Meanings
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(not-comparable) enclosing, skirting
She felt safe in her mother's encircling arms.
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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
encircling en · NOUN
Meanings
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encirclement
If, however, a series of motifs conjoin in their encirclings of a theme - within and beyond the "subtext" - they enliven the interplay among themselves and with the theme to which they are attracted over the turbulent abyss of time and space.
1995, Frank Trommler, Thematics Reconsidered: Essays in Honor of Horst S. Daemmrich:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| encirclings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (8)
it accerchiamento (encircling) · it cerchia (encircling) · es acorralamiento (encircling) · ia incirculamento (encircling) · it circondamento (encircling) · fr encerclement (encircling) · es cerco (encircling) · es cerca (encircling)
encircling en · VERB
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(form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of encircle
form of encircle