The word "encircling" is correct and usable in written English.
It means to surround or form a circle around someone or something. Example: The soldiers were encircling the enemy camp in preparation for the attack.
The wall that encloses Datong's old city is almost impressive – encircling an area of 3.3 square kilometres it is perfectly polished and sharp-edged.
The results of planet-finding programmes so far seem to bear this out.So it is all the more exciting to see dust of a special kind encircling Zeta Lep.
The two form the northern part of the island of Borneo, encircling the oil-rich mini-kingdom of Brunei.
But since tradition frowns upon unmarried women living away from home, women will become less likely to study.The old barrier route called for a loop almost totally encircling the village of Nahallin, south-west of Jerusalem.
Instead of encircling China, Mr Bush should concentrate on putting the American relationship with it on the right footing: deeper engagement, coupled with a determination to make China play by the rules.
Experts dismiss its ostensible worries about its purpose: the intrusiveness of the radar, and the "interoperability" of the system ie, the fear that it might be linked up with those already deployed in Japan and Guam, and that it might eventually even be rolled out in India, encircling China.
His London counterpart is in charge of fully 7.4m people, more comparable to the 6.4m who live in Paris and the three departments encircling it combined.
Palestinian guerrillas have broadly observed the ceasefire within PA-controlled areas but not in the still occupied parts of the West Bank and Gaza.In response, the Israeli army has maintained blockades in the occupied territories, completely encircling the major Palestinian towns of Nablus, Hebron and Tulkarm.
I approached the group encircling him after his inspiringly boring talk fingering my business card, seriously considering offering my help to his incipient campaign, until at the last moment I came to my senses and remembered that I hate politics.
Encircling the island are six other islands, like concentric rings, separated by oceans of milk and honey.
Its chairman therefore followed Mao's advice for fighting a guerrilla war against well-entrenched incumbents: first occupy the countryside, before encircling the cities.
