English pronunciation · Words Starting with S
Surrounding Pronunciation
Surrounding is pronounced ser-OWN-ding, IPA /sɝˈaʊndɪŋ/.
ser-OWN-ding
US /sɝˈaʊndɪŋ/ · UK /səˈraʊndɪŋ/
Syllables: ser · OWN · ding (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective and verb: Lying all around something, or encircling it.
Audio for the American and British pronunciations plays on this page with JavaScript enabled.
Surrounding in a Sentence
- The village and the surrounding farmland flooded.
- Police were surrounding the building by six.
- She asked about the surrounding streets.
Common Mispronunciations of Surrounding
Not suh-ROO-nding
Those letters ou give the ow of now. An oo there produces a sound closer to surrender spoken badly.
Not SUR-ow-nding
OWN is the loud beat. The opening ser is so light that American speech barely gives it a vowel at all.
Tip: Surroundings, the noun, is almost always plural: in these surroundings, never in this surrounding.
More words starting with s · Every word in the pronunciation guide